Lectureship in Social Policy (Housing) in the School of Applied Social Science at the University of Stirling

Details of the above post can be found at University of Stirling

Academy of Social Sciences - Policy Monitor February 2013

The latest edition can be downloaded from AcSS Policy Monitor. It contains a number of consultations and reviews that maybe of interest to HSA members.

2013 HSA/HSCT bursary award winners announced

The Housing Studies Association and the Housing Studies Charitable Trust are delighted to announce the recipients of their joint 2013 bursary awards. The bursaries were established to ensure that members of the housing studies community facing financial barriers were still able to attend and present their work at the Housing Studies Association annual conference. 

The six recipients of 2013 bursaries are Nicholas Choy (Kings College London), Abigail Gilbert (University of Manchester), Joanne Jones (University of York), Dianne Theakstone (University of Stirling), Matthew Thompson (University of Manchester) and Min Wang (University of Glasgow / RENMIN University of China, Bejing).
The Housing Studies Association 2013 conference will be held at the University of York on 10-12 April. For further information, see: http://www.york.ac.uk/chp/hsa/spring13/
For further information about the bursary scheme please contact John Flint: john.flint@sheffield.ac.uk

HSA bursary recipients' papers published in Housing Studies

The HSA is delighted to announce that two recipients of its conference bursary scheme have recently had their papers published in the Housing Studies journal.

Martin Whiteford's paper, entitled 'New Labour, Street Homelessness and Social Exclusion: A Defaulted Promissory Note' has been published in issue 28(1):http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02673037.2013.729264

Patricia Campbell's paper entitled 'Collateral Damage? Transforming Subprime Slum Dwellers into Homeowners' has also been published on the journal's IFirst advance system: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02673037.2013.759543

The HSA bursary scheme provides financial assistance for housing scholars and practitioners to attend our annual conference. Recipients are encouraged to develop a paper for subsequent submission to a journal, with support from HSA Executive members. The bursaries are generously supported by the Housing Studies Charitable Trust.

Academy of Social Sciences - Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee consultation

With the support and input of the HSA, the AcSS has recently made its response the to the Call for Evidence on the Government's new approach to consultations by the House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. According to AcSS, the response from the HSA formed a really strong base to the consulation process. To access a copy of the response, please go to the HSA website

New ESRC project looking at Travel to School and Local Housing Markets - opportunity for 18 month post-doc position

Ed Ferrari (Department of Town and Regional Planning, University of Sheffield) has been successful in securing funding from the ESRC's Secondary Data Analysis Initiative for a study of the links between travel to school, local housing markets, and educational choice.  There is a well known tension between policies aimed at enhancing school choice and those aimed at reducing school travel distances and promoting healthy commuting choices.  The local housing market can both act as an important mediator of this tension and be shaped by education policy and choices.  This study will develop a set of spatial multi level models exploring these interactions and developing policy recommendations for local planners and education officials.  The study will use data from the National Pupil Database and the Land Registry as well as previous ESRC investments in the British Household Panel Survey, Understanding Society, and Digimap.  The 18 month study will commence in April 2013.  An opening for a 18 month post doctoral research associate, with a closing date on 7 February, is currently being advertised at www.sheffield.ac.uk/jobs (ref UOS005862) and at jobs.ac.uk.  For more information, please contact Ed Ferrari at e.t.ferrari@sheffield.ac.uk.

NHF / Ipsos Mori / CCHPR report - Impact of welfare reform on housing associations - 2012 baseline report

The NHF has recently published a report with Ipsos Mori and CCHPR which highlights the challenges being faced by the social housing sector brought about by welfare reform. To download a copy of the roport go to Welfare Reform impact assessment

News from the Building and Social Housing Foundation (BSHF)

One third of private renters are now families with children

The number of families living in the private rented sector has risen rapidly, according to research published today by the Building and Social Housing Foundation (BSHF). 

Who Lives in the Private Rented Sector? profiles the household characteristics and changing make-up of the private rented sector (PRS) and identifies the rapid growth of households with children.

As the PRS continues to grow, a better understanding of the households accommodated in the sector is vital if people’s housing needs are to be effectively met.  The report gives a useful summary of the households in the private rented sector, thus providing organisations with analysis to help inform their development decisions.

 

A copy of the report can be downloaded from Who lives in the Private Rented Sector?

 

HSA and ENHR to sign a Memorandum of Understanding

The HSA Executive Committee are pleased to announced that a Memorandum of Understanding between the HSA and ENHR will be signed at the 2013 ENHR conference in Tarragona. The Memorandum of Understanding aims to foster closer collaboration between our two organisations at a practical level, including the sharing of website links; reciprocal advertising of events; sharing good practice and knowledge as well as ensuring that we give a high profile to our respective members and beyond of the closer ties that are being developed.

For further details about ENHR and the conference in Tarragona please visit the ENHR website.

 

News from Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research

NEW OUTPUTS

The role of the planning system in delivering housing choice for older Londoners

This study was commissioned by the Greater London Authority to investigate the role of planning in meeting the housing needs of older Londoners. It is partly a ‘think piece’ to look specifically at the role of the planning system in helping to ensure that older Londoners have a choice of homes that they can afford and which meet their requirements for different sizes and types of dwellings in high quality environments. The study also includes original research on the scale of need for specialist housing at local level.

The findings of the study have been used to inform the Housing SPG and it is expected that the study will be of use to Boroughs in the development of polices related to older persons housing. The findings of the study will inform the further alterations to the London Plan with a view to strengthening policy on the delivery of older persons housing (further work may be required on older persons needs for other specialist services). In addition, the report will be of use to the Mayor’s Housing and Investment Teams, when updating the Housing Strategy and making funding decisions. To download the report  go to CCHPR Publications

Mapping the number of extra housing units needed for young people

Centrepoint, the youth homeless charity, commissioned CCHPR to undertake this piece of work looking at the requirement for emergency homeless accommodation, supporting housing units, social housing and private rented housing with the use of Housing Benefit across England with a specific focus on the requirements for those aged 16-25.

To download the report go to CCHPR Publications


NEW PROJECTS

The role of the private rented sector in preventing homelessness: identifying good practice and the impact of policy change

The Oak Foundation has commissioned research that focuses on good practice that is demonstrated through Oak funded projects and looks more broadly at other successful practices and models. For further details go to CCHPR projects

Support in the preparation of a housing strategy for Jersey

The States of Jersey has commissioned CCHPR to provide support to its embryonic Strategic Housing unit in the preparation of an island wide, cross tenure Housing Strategy. The project comprises a series of papers for discussion with officers and the relevant Ministers between November 2012 and April 2013, leading to the production of a public Consulation Paper for circulation in May and a final Strategy Paper for debate in the States Assembly in June/July 2013. For further details go to CCHPR projects