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| Centre for Housing Policy | |
|---|---|
| Name | Centre for Housing Policy |
| Formation | 1990s |
| Type | Research centre |
| Headquarters | York |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Parent organisation | University of York |
| Purpose | Housing research, policy analysis |
Centre for Housing Policy is an academic research centre based at the University of York that investigates housing systems, housing markets, and social welfare interventions in the United Kingdom and internationally. It produces empirical studies, quantitative modelling, and policy analysis that have informed debates in the House of Commons, Office for National Statistics, and agencies such as Shelter (charity), Joseph Rowntree Foundation, and Joseph Rowntree Foundation (abolition of draft).
The centre was founded in the 1990s within the Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York and developed through links with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, and later the Department for Communities and Local Government. Early projects examined the aftermath of the Financial Services Act 1986 and the Housing Act 1988, aligning with inquiries by the Select Committee on Housing and collaborations with think tanks such as the Institute for Fiscal Studies and the Smith Institute. Over subsequent decades the centre expanded its remit to international comparisons involving researchers connected to OECD, the World Bank, and the European Commission.
Research covers housing affordability, supply, tenure change, homelessness, residential segregation, and health and wellbeing. Work draws on datasets from the English Housing Survey, British Household Panel Survey, and administrative returns used by the Office for National Statistics, engaging with analytical frameworks developed at the London School of Economics, University College London, and the Centre for Cities. Longitudinal analyses incorporate methodological advances from the Economic and Social Research Council and modelling approaches associated with the Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research.
Structurally the centre sits within the School of Geography, University of York and reports to faculty governance bodies at the University of York. Funding has been a mix of grants from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, commissions from the National Housing Federation, awards from the Economic and Social Research Council, and contracts with the Department for Work and Pensions and local authorities such as York City Council. Collaborative funding streams have included partnerships with European bodies such as the European Regional Development Fund and research councils like the Arts and Humanities Research Council on interdisciplinary projects.
Notable projects include national studies on housing affordability that contributed to reports referenced by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Housing and Planning, evaluations of homelessness interventions linked to Crisis (charity), and international comparative work feeding into OECD publications. Key publications have appeared in journals such as Housing Studies, Journal of Social Policy, and the Urban Studies journal, and include monographs produced in association with the Policy Press and working papers circulated via the Social Policy Association.
The centre’s evidence has been cited in inquiries by the Public Accounts Committee, policy briefings for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and submissions to the National Audit Office. Its research has informed intervention design adopted by local authorities including Manchester City Council and Bristol City Council, and contributed to debates in media outlets such as the BBC and the Guardian. Internationally, its comparative analyses have been used by the World Bank and advisors to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme.
The centre collaborates with a range of academic partners including University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, London School of Economics, University College London, and Newcastle University, and with policy organisations such as the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Shelter (charity), National Housing Federation, and Crisis (charity). It has participated in EU-funded networks alongside institutes like the European University Institute and the International Union for Housing Finance.
Directors and senior staff have included academics affiliated with the University of York and visiting scholars from institutions such as the London School of Economics, University College London, University of Birmingham, and the University of Glasgow. Former directors have engaged with parliamentary inquiries and served on advisory panels for entities including the National Audit Office and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Category:Housing research Category:University of York