Housing

Housing Research Notes are a series of analytical reports from the Greater London Authority focusing on individual issues of relevance to housing policy in London.  The most recent Housing Research Note (published in November 2023) estimates the annual cost to the NHS of homes in poor condition in London. It also estimates the cost of repairing all the homes in London that are...

Building affordable and council homes is a priority for the Mayor in tackling London's housing crisis and a key component of the London Housing Strategy. The GLA Housing team monitor a range of housing statistics produced by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), and this spreadsheet contains a section from the Affordable Housing Open Data. This data...

Housing Benefit Caseload by month (each May since 2009), by age group, employment status and tenure.Housing Benefit claimant statistics are derived from the Single Housing Benefit Extract (SHBE). SHBE is compiled from monthly returns of housing benefit claimants from each individual local authority. Recording and clerical errors can occur within SHBE - for this reason, no reliance should be placed...

Through reading this publication you will: • gain an understanding of how house prices are set in economics terms, how they are measured, and why the cost of housing matters for London’s economy and its residents • see whether incomes and earnings in London have kept pace with the costs of home ownership in London, and see how affordability may be affected...