London's Social Housing Tenants Exposed

A new report has shed light onto the lives of 1,600 London social housing tenants. The research found that the average tenant in the capital has been living at their address for seven years - and 80% agree that their neighbourhood feels like home. Meanwhile, housing benefit administration was discovered to be the main reason for tenants falling behind on their rent. 60% have the right number of bedrooms according to the bedroom standard, with just 15% of those in receipt of full housing benefit with one or more extra bedrooms.  The report on the Real London Lives research project by g15, a group of London’s largest housing associations, reveals the facts behind the one in 10 Londoners who live in their homes.  It is the first time such large-scale independent research into the lives of people living in housing association homes has been undertaken. Read more on the Real London Lives website.