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Social housing continues to decline as existing tenanted homes are sold to their occupiers and run-down council estates are demolished. Demonstrating the value of the ‘Housing Plus’ approach –investment beyond “bricks and mortar” – this book outlines the role social landlords can play in tackling community problems. By investing in estate renewal, helping to house the vulnerable, offering a wide range of tenures and encouraging community housing, this approach builds links between housing design and a wider social value agenda.
With the voices of tenants and frontline staff at the forefront, Anne Power demonstrates how policy and practice can shift the bias against social housing in favour of its re-expansion.
“There's no one silver bullet for sorting the UK's housing crisis, but Anne Power’s “Beyond Bricks and Mortar” powerfully reminds us that social housing has to be at the heart of any new strategy – with hands-on, community-based approaches the key to lasting success. For everyone involved in this critically important debate, connecting with Anne's frontline experience, deep empathy and unique wisdom is an invaluable gift." Jonathon Porritt, environmentalist and former Chair of the Sustainable Development Commission
“Many in housing claim to be building communities, not just homes. This book demonstrates just why that is essential.” David Orr CBE, Chair of Clarion and the Canal and River Trust and former Chief Executive of the National Housing Federation
1. Introduction: Community, People, and Place
2. The Meaning of Shelter
Part 1. Our (UK) Housing History
3. Early Reform
4. Homes Fit for Heroes: Playing the Numbers Game
Part 2. The Dream Unravels: New Ways to Tackle Old Problems
5. Rebuilding Communities: Putting People First
6. Race and Housing
7. Breaking Up Council Control: The Regrowth of Smaller, More Community-Based Landlords
Part 3. Targeting the Poorest Areas
8. New Labour
9. Wider Challenges Threaten Communities
Part 4. Changing the Basis of Welfare
10. Austerity Kicks In
11. Major Changes to Housing Policy and Practice
12. Social Landlords Plug the Gaps
13. Investing in Communities: Social Landlords to the Fore