The Joseph Rowntree Foundation have just released a call for a critical review of evidence that will consider how housing of all tenure types can mitigate or exacerbate poverty.
This includes the likelihood of people being in poverty and exiting it; as well as what aspects of housing act to mitigate or exacerbate poverty. The objectives of the review are to answer the following questions, in relation to all age groups:
- What is the relationship between housing and poverty (including the triggers that put households in poverty and lift them out of it)?
- How do housing cost, quality and locale positively and negatively affect the impact of poverty on people’s lives?
- What role does lower cost housing play in relation to work? This includes for example housing’s relationship to decisions about work, the quality of local labour markets and the quality and affordability of local housing
The aims of the review are to highlight which pieces of existing evidence and which potential new research questions might help us to better understand:
- the relationship between housing and poverty; and
- how best to use housing as a tool to mitigate poverty.
Up to £35,000 is available for a 5 month project starting in April 2012. The deadline for proposals is Monday 5th March.
For full details of the call please visit the Joseph Rowntree Foundation funding page.