Briefing Paper 11
Looking to the future: changing black and minority ethnic housing needs and aspirations
This paper examines the housing needs and aspirations of England’s largest black and minority ethnic (BME) populations.1 It sets out to identify how changes in demographic, spatial and economic factors are likely to affect the demand for affordable housing from BME populations in the future. The paper explores the ways in which BME households’ needs and preferences are changing, how they differ from those of white Britons and what kind of affordable housing provision may be required in the future to ensure that these needs will be adequately met.
Author(s): Sanna Markkanen
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Briefing Paper 10
Gypsies, Travellers and accommodation
This paper examines the accommodation needs and experiences of Gypsy-Travellers. Highlighting in particular the lack of suitable sites for Gypsy-Travellers, the briefing also draws attention to the widespread failure of Local Authorities to target Gypsy-Travellers in public service provision, including homelessness strategies. The briefing also focuses on the health impact of unsuitable accommodation for Gypsy-Travellers, with many individuals experiencing high levels of anxiety and depression, whether because of racist abuse, threats and discrimination, or due to pressure to live in unsuitable ‘bricks-and-mortar’ housing.
Author(s): Margaret Greenfields
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Briefing Paper 8
Black and minority ethnic young people and housing
This briefing looks at the housing experiences, needs and aspirations of black and minority ethnic (BME) young people aged between sixteen and twenty-five. It aims to inform housing providers of ways of improving services to this diverse group, arguing that we need to listen more closely to the voices of young people in order to design and deliver improved housing services. The briefing draws attention to key issues of choice, affordability, diversity and the prevention of homelessness among young BME people.
Author(s): Deborah Phillips
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Briefing Paper 7
Rural minority ethnic experiences: housing and health
This briefing examines the experience of black and minority ethnic (BME) service users based in rural areas. With most BME groups traditionally based in urban settings, potential barriers to access and use of services consistently emerge in rural contexts, including poor access to advice and information; language and communication difficulties; and lack of culturally sensitive services and investment in capacity building. With poor monitoring practices in many areas, the association between ethnicity and 'non-White' individuals means that the needs of other groups, including A8 migrants, can often go unnoticed.
Author(s): Philomena de Lima
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Briefing Paper 3
The housing needs of black and minority ethnic disabled children and their families
The outcomes and life chances of disabled children and their families are, to a greater or lesser extent, affected by the homes in which they live. Inaccessible public spaces and community facilities, societal attitudes, and health and care needs mean that disabled children spend more time in their homes than other children. This briefing argues that regardless of the nature of their child’s impairment, most black and minority ethnic families with a disabled child will be living in unsuitable housing. Although differences exist between the difficulties experienced by different ethnic groups, a lack of space is an almost universal problem, as are difficulties with making structural changes to their homes.
Author(s): Bryony Beresford
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Population dynamics in ethnically diverse towns: The long-term implications of immigration
Simpson, L., Gavalas, V. and Finney, N., CCSR Working Paper 2006-04, Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research, University of Manchester, March 2006
This paper examines the population, housing and social changes in Oldham and Rochdale using a time series of census data.  The results show how natural growth generates dispersal of immigrant populations to new clusters, charting the changing nature of cities, and challenging the interpretation of clustering as a negative phenomenon by instead focusing on indicators of demographic change, demand for housing and services, and social equality.
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Black & minority ethnic housing needs in Bristol
Steele, A., and Ahmed, N., Salfold University and Bristol City Council, January 2006
This report summarises the findings of a city-wide study of the housing and related needs and aspirations of Bristol's black and minority ethnic communities.
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Ethnic segregation over time and cohorts in England and Wales, 1991-2001
Sabater, A., CCSR Working Paper 2008-14, Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research, University of Manchester, 2008
This paper examines changing patterns of ethnic segregation in urban areas, using census data to analyse different ethnic groups at different ages and 'life stages'.
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Internal migration and ethnic groups: Evidence for the UK from the 2001 Census
Finney, N. and Simpson, L., CCSR Working Paper 2007-04, Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research, University of Manchester, 2007
This paper uses the 2001 census data to examine internal migration by ethnic group, considering issues such as counter-urbanisation, a north-south shift and dispersal from areas of co-ethnic concentration. It examines levels of migration, geographical locations of migration and characteristics of migrants.
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Department of Communities and Local Government Housing Surveys
This site gives access to the English House Condition Survey (EHCS), Survey of English Housing, and the combined English Housing Survey, published from 2008 onwards.  The surveys provide information on issues such as condition and energy efficiency of housing, characteristics of housing and attitudes to housing amongst households. 
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Joseph Rowntree Foundation
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is an endowed charity that funds a large, UK-wide research and development programme. Their research seeks to understand the root causes of social problems, to identify ways of overcoming them, and to show how social needs can be met in practice. A list of their publications is available here.
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Tenant Services Authority
The Tenant Services Authority is the new regulator for affordable housing, designed to work with landlords and tenants to improve services for existing and prospective tenants.
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