Making sense of social housing

This three-part series charts the status of social housing from the late 1970s to present day, explores the different solutions being offered by the public and private sector and investigates how solving the crisis could have a monumental impact on our society at large.

Making sense of social housing is produced together with Lloyds Banking Group, who are the biggest supporters of social housing, supporting around £16 billion of funding to the sector since 2018.

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Social housing: how do we fix it?

Is there a long-term solution to the social housing crisis? Charlie Nunn, Group Chief Executive of Lloyds Banking Group, as well as policy makers and campaigners look at possible solutions and consider what needs to change to make a real difference.

The crisis in our rental sector

Innovations are being made in the broader rental sector to improve the supply of housing. In episode 2 of Making sense of social housing, hear from the tenants and landlords who want to improve the way we let homes and find out about the city that sees housing as the way to grow its economy.

How serious is the crisis and how did we get into this mess?

The state of social housing in the UK has reached a crisis point in 2023. But how did we get here? In Liverpool, housing associations and those waiting to be housed are at the frontline of the crisis and have first-hand experience of the decline of social housing in their city and beyond.