Briefing Paper 12
Refugee community organisations: working in partnership to improve access to housing services
Housing services for refugees are better targeted and delivered when refugee community organisations (RCOs) are involved as partners: this means involving them at an early stage and providing ongoing support. Recruiting and training refugee community researchers can also empower community members, by allowing them to take ownership of the research agenda.
Author(s): Patricia A. Jones, David Mullins
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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 6
Meeting the sheltered and extra care housing needs of black and minority ethnic older people
Although research into the housing needs of black and minority ethnic elders has made consistent recommendations over the past twenty-four years, these have, at best, been only partly implemented. With increasing numbers of black and minority ethnic (BME) elders, service providers must address their needs, both in the provision of ethnic-specific 'bricks and mortar' sheltered accommodation and 'extra care' accommodation. Given the current emphasis on community cohesion, and a perceived antipathy to solutions that are viewed as addressing the needs of one community alone, consideration should be given to how best to meet specific needs within a mixed environment. This paper argues that there is a clear need for a range of possible solutions to an individual's housing problems, and that awareness of the solutions should be raised to allow service users to make informed choices.
Author(s): Adrian Jones
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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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Migration and rural economies: Assessing and addressing risks
Chappell, L., Latorre, M., Rutter, J., and Shah, J., Institute of Public Policy Research (ippr), Economics of Migration Working Paper 6, June 2009
This paper examines the impact of recent migration from Central and Eastern Europe upon rural economies.  Representing a shift away from traditional clustering around urban centres, migration to rural areas has created new challenges for service provision, and also an increasing dependence on A8 workers to fill employment gaps
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Building a new home: Migration in the UK construction sector
Chappell, L., Sriskandarajah, D., and Swinburn, T. K.,  Economics of Migration project, Institute of Public Policy Research, December 2008
This study examines the impact of migrant workers upon the workforce and performance of the UK construction industry, in particular in the build up to the 2012 Olympics.
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No place like home? Addressing the issues of housing and migration
O’Hara, E., Shelter, October 2008
This paper encourages the current immigration debate, considering political and media attention on who has come to the UK and why, and perhaps more importantly how the needs of these individuals can be met with public services.
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Housing and disabled children
Beresford, B. and Rhodes, D., Joseph Rowntree Foundation, June 2008
Although not focussing exclusively on black and minority ethnic families, this study provides a review of literature and research relating to the housing circumstances of families caring for a disabled child.
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The reception and integration of new migrant communities
Pillai, R., Kyambi, S., Nowacka, K., Sriskandarajah, D., Economics of Migration project, Institute of Public Policy Research, March 2007
This study investigates the extent to which new migrants have integrated in 10 varied locations across the UK.  It considers the varying successes of public authorities in smoothing this process, considering methods to avoid any tensions arising from the arrival and settlement of migrants.
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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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Minority ethnic families caring for a severely disabled child (executive summary)
Chamba, R. et al, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, May 1999
This study aims to fill the gap in research relating to the housing circumstances of black and minority ethnic families caring for a disabled child, considering issues such as housing conditions, overcrowding and levels of formal and informal support.  It finds that, with few exceptions, minority ethnic families are much more disadvantaged than white families.
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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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hact
hact's mission is to promote people’s well being, enabling them to live in their homes and communities with dignity and independence.
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Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) - Publications
The Homes and Communities Agency is the national housing and regeneration delivery agency for England. Its role is to create thriving communities and affordable homes.   
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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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