Housing
The housing team at CRESR is one of the largest groups of specialist housing researchers in the UK. It has gained an unrivalled reputation for high-quality, policy-oriented evaluations and reports.
While it has experience in a range of subjects, it has particular expertise in the following areas:
- housing market analysis
- housing market renewal and regeneration
- the private rented sector and the Local Housing Allowance
- housing modernisation
- homelessness
- the housing circumstances of different social and ethnic groups
- housing's role in creating more mixed communities
- tenant participation
- the housing needs of gypsies and travellers
- housing policy, housing management and service delivery
An Evaluation of the Houses into Homes Initiative
Project Director: Professor David Robinson
Project Duration: 2012-2015
The evaluation is exploring the effectiveness of arrangements for delivering the Houses into Homes scheme for bring empty properties back into use and seeking to determine the impact and added value of the scheme. The Houses into Homes scheme makes available loans to bring empty houses or commercial buildings back into use as homes for rent or sale. A £10 million fund has been made available by Welsh Government to support the scheme.
Recession, Resilience and Rebalancing Social Economies in Northern Ireland's Neighbourhoods
Project Director: Professor Paul Hickman
Project Duration: 2012-2015
This four study into recession, resilience and rebalancing in Northern Ireland's disadvantaged neighbourhoods is being funded by the Office for First Minister and Deputy First Minister.
Evaluation of Measures to Change Housing Benefit and Local Housing Allowances in the Private Rented Sector in the UK
Project Director: Professor Ian Cole
Project Duration: 2011-2013
To monitor the impact of the changes to Housing Benefit and Local Housing Allowances in the private rented sector introduced by the government in 2010.
Evaluation of Mobility Demonstration Projects
Project Director: Professor David Robinson
Project Duration: 2011-2013
An evaluation assessing the costs, benefits and transferable lessons from 12 Housing Mobility Demonstration projects designed to promote mobility within the social rented sector through mutual exchange.
Direct Payments Evaluation
Project Director: Professor Paul Hickman
Project Duration: 2011-2013
The Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research is leading a research consortium, commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), to evaluate the Direct Payment Demonstration Projects programme. The other research partners are the Oxford Institute of Social Policy (OISP) at the University of Oxford and Ipsos MORI (MORI).
Staff undertaking research include
Nadia Bashir Professor Ian Cole Dr Tony Gore Professor Paul Hickman Dr Sadie Parr Ryan Powell Dr Kesia Reeve Professor David Robinson Aimee Walshaw Ian Wilson
Get in touch
For further information please contact Dr Kesia Reeve at k.reeve@shu.ac.uk or call 0114 225 4519,
or Professor Paul Hickman at p.g.hickman@shu.ac.uk or call 0114 225 4522.
Key clients
Arts and Humanities Research Council
Crisis
Department for Communities and Local Government
Department for Work and Pensions
Glasgow Housing Assocation
Home Office
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Leeds City Council
Local Government Association
North Lincolnshire Council
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Shelter
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Wakefield and District Housing
Welsh Assembly Government
West Yorkshire Housing Partnership