COURSEWORK 2 URBAN REGENERATION

Subject: Are we at “The end of social housing”? How might this impact on future Urban Regeneration schemes?

Words: 2869 (excluding appendices)

Content:

Figures, p.3

Introduction, p.4

1/ Housing need and demand, p.4-7
2/ Demand, social housing and deprived areas, p.7-9
3/ Neighbourhood satisfaction by area, p.9-10
4/ New homes bonus schemes and governmental strategies, p.10-11

Conclusion, p.11-12

Annexes, p.13
Sources, p.14
Figures:

Figure 1: Housing need numbers for 2006 by region, p.5

Figure 2: New social and affordable housing provision (average annual number), p.5

Figure 3: Household projections in England and the Regions (2003-based): 2003 – 2026, p.6

Figure 4: Surplus social lettings by broad region 2002-2021, p.7

Figure 5: Composite low demand indices 2000-2006, p.8

Figure 6: Satisfaction with area by whether living in the 10 per cent most deprived areas, England, 2007 (thousand), p.9

Introduction
Subject: Are we at “The end of social housing”? How might this impact on future Urban Regeneration schemes?
To respond to this subject the student worked about need and demand in England in the 21st century for the social building. Based on the recent changes of the housing system in England, the report will focus on the historical background of social housing to reason about the future role of social housing. In the actual economic context, in which there is a high affordability pressure, as well as the increase of the population; within the social sector the demand varies a lot. After the 1st coursework in urban regeneration course, the student observed in England the importance to find a way to improve the quality about Decent Homes Standard which gives lot of importance to neighbourhood quality, location and functioning of local communities.
There are many factors that may affect the provision of social housing going forward such as localism, community led planning, market