Homelessness Rising And Villagers Priced Out In Rural England

The number of social homes being built in rural England has fallen by more than 80% in the last six years. Research has found just 1,309 social houses were built in rural areas in 2017-18, despite hundreds of thousands of people stuck on long waiting lists. Sky News and the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) can reveal that social housing - previously known as council housing - has fallen by 83% between 2011-12 and 2018. Read more on the Sky News website.

https://news.sky.com/story/social-housing-falls-sharply-in-rural-england-as-villagers-priced-out-or-made-homeless-11819138