“The Houses all Look Posh Now” - Evaluating the Impact of a Housing Improvement Programme: The Case of Portobello and Belle Vue
Client: Wakefield and District Housing | Authors: Paul Hickman, Aimee Walshaw, Ed Ferrari, Tony Gore, Ian Wilson
The Housing Needs and Experiences of Homeless Drug and Alcohol Users in Stoke-on-Trent
Client: Stoke-on-Trent City Council | Authors: Kesia Reeve, Stephen Green, Elaine Batty and Rionach Casey
The withdrawal of support for housing costs under Universal Credit for young people: more pain for little gain?
Client: Crisis | Authors: Ian Cole, Ben Pattison and Kesia Reeve
The Housing Needs and Experiences of Homeless People with a History of Violent or Offending Behaviour in Stoke-on-Trent
Client: Stoke-on-Trent City Council | Authors: Kesia Reeve, Rionach Casey and Elaine Batty
The Housing Needs and Experiences of Homeless Women Involved in Street Sex Work in Stoke-on-Trent
Client: Stoke-on-Trent City Council | Authors: Kesia Reeve, Rionach Casey, Elaine Batty and Stephen Green
Staff
See profiles for all the Department of the Natural and Built Environment staff members with information about their research interests and academic publications.
Our research informed the design of Universal Credit
Our research resulted in changes in the design of Universal Credit, benefitting both claimants and social housing landlords.
Sixty-one per cent of social housing tenants cut back on essentials to pay rent
New findings from a survey of social housing tenants found that 70 per cent struggled to pay their rent, with 61 per cent forced to cut back on essentials, such as heating and food, to be able to pay their rent.
Centre for Loneliness Studies Seminar Series
Housing with care schemes for older people - addressing loneliness, reducing isolation
Professor Ed Ferrari
Ed Ferrari is Director of the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR)