Social Policy News

Thursday 9th September, 2010

Who gets hurt by high house prices? All of us

Policy Exchange Director, Neil O'Brien, blogs for The Daily Telegraph on the social repercussions of high house prices.

Friday 3rd September, 2010

It pays to work

Inside Housing refers to the Policy Exchange report Making Housing Affordable which finds that allocations for social housing should be based on time spent on the waiting list or connections to the local area in its article on the future of social housing.

Friday 3rd September, 2010

Homes cash spur mooted

Natalie Evans, Policy Exchange Deputy Director, is quoted on planningresource.co.uk discussing the impact of cash incentives offered by developers to residents in return for allowing local housing development, as recommended by latest report Making Housing Affordable.

Wednesday 1st September, 2010

Spirit of the age

The Economist reports on the ongoing debate over The Spirit Level, objections from Policy Exchange report Beware False Prophets that The Spirit Level's conclusions are a result of data skewed by a few outliers.

Wednesday 1st September, 2010

Why social housing fosters social exclusion, by Alex Morton

Alex Morton, author of Policy Exchange report Making Housing Affordable, offers a rebuttal to David Orr's criticism of the report, showing how £20 billion a year could be saved by adopting the report's recommendations.

Wednesday 1st September, 2010

'Pay Nimbys £10,000 to get support for new homes'

This Is Cornwall refers to recommendations made by the Policy Exchange report Making Housing Affordable, which suggests ways in which a housing crisis might be avoided.

Tuesday 31st August, 2010

Making Housing Affordable: A new vision for housing policy

A new report from think tank Policy Exchange published today calls for a radical overhaul of housing policy, saving taxpayers around £20 billion a year.

The report finds that Britain is suffering from a housing crisis affecting both social tenants and those struggling to afford to buy their own home.

It calls for a big increase in the number of new homes being built for sale or rent in areas of high demand, with social housing tenants given new ways to get onto the first rung of the housing ladder.

Local people will get a veto on how much, if any, development is allowed near them through ballots of those directly impacted. Cash incentives will be available to those affected to help persuade them to vote yes.

Tuesday 31st August, 2010

Call to shake-up housing policy

Policy Exchange Deputy Director Natalie Evans is quoted in a Press Association article on latest report Making Housing Affordable which proposes reforms to housing policy which could save £20 billion.

Tuesday 31st August, 2010

Call to shake-up housing policy

Deputy Director of Policy Exchange, Natalie Evans, talks to the Evening Standard about latest report Making Housing Affordable which proposes new policies for increasing the housing stock, including allowing developers to offer cash incentives to local residents if they accept a local development.

Tuesday 31st August, 2010

Housing market 'needs reform by government'

The Independent reports on latest Policy Exchange report Making Housing Affordable which proposes housing policy reforms which could allow all working families to buy a house by 2030.