Addressing the lack of available social housing is key to tackling homelessness

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14 Jul 2026	A *report* *published* *by the Institute of Public Policy Research on 13^th July called for a housing-led approach to tackling homelessness*. Its recommendations included: Mayors to use their powers to set ambitious affordable housing requirements for new developments A programme, involving housing associations, to bring empty homes back into use. Strengthening the duty for RPs to cooperate with local authorities by housing homeless households referred to them – some RPs were felt to be reluctant to take on tenants perceived as “high risk” – subject to any impact on the ONS classification of associations as private sector.	No sources

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14 Jul 2026

A report published by the Institute of Public Policy Research on 13^th July called for a housing-led approach to tackling homelessness. Its recommendations included:

Mayors to use their powers to set ambitious affordable housing requirements for new developments
A programme, involving housing associations, to bring empty homes back into use.
Strengthening the duty for RPs to cooperate with local authorities by housing homeless households referred to them – some RPs were felt to be reluctant to take on tenants perceived as “high risk” – subject to any impact on the ONS classification of associations as private sector.

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