Out-of-work people living in social housing are too often
referred to as one big group with the same enduring stigma. Around half (52%)
of working-age people who live in social housing are not working, compared to
just 29% in private tenures. The sector undeniably houses a significant
proportion of unemployed and economically inactive people. Unsurprisingly it
also provides the important function of sheltering society’s most vulnerable
people, for example disabled people and single parents. In many circumstances,
worklessness is largely the result of these disadvantages. A key point to
understand is that only 10% of this population can actually be classified as
unemployed. A much larger group of 40% is economically inactive. So what’s the
story behind these 40% economically inactive social renters who haven’t been
looking for work? Read more on the Guardian website.
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Consultation launched on increasing socially rented housing stock by
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