Social Problem of Housing in the UK: Causes, Policies, and Solutions

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the housing crisis in the United Kingdom, identifying it as a significant social problem. It begins by highlighting the widespread impact of the crisis, including overcrowding and lack of affordability, referencing data from various sources. The report explores the reasons behind the crisis, such as government inaction and the abandonment of large-scale housing projects, while also examining the role of media in raising awareness. It then delves into the groups most affected, including the economically weaker sections and children. The report also analyzes policy implementations by different political parties, namely the Liberal Democrats, the Conservative Party, and the Labour Party, detailing their proposed solutions. Furthermore, it considers potential solutions, such as the development of housing programs and the construction of commercial and residential buildings, before concluding with a call for practical solutions and rapid housing development. The report references various academic sources to support its claims.

SOCIAL PROBLEM OF HOUSING
IN UNITED KINGDOM

INTRODUCTION
• Millions of people affected by the housing
problem
• Overcrowded housing and lack of affordability
for rented houses (Ferrari 2015).
• Intervention of political parties to mitigate the
issues

REASON FOR BEING CONSIDERED
AS SOCIAL PROBLEM
• Data provided by Understanding Society
Survey
• Millions of people are spending homeless
nights at temporary shelters
• Housing prices have increased significantly
• Poverty and exclusion from the society
• People living on streets in cold nights
(Edwards 2016).

EXPLANATIONS FOR SOCIAL
PROBLEM
• Responsibility avoided by the Government of
UK
• Government must provided proper housing to
poor people
• Building up 340,000 houses each year (Hilber
2015).
• Alcoholism and psychiatric issues within
common people (Libdems.org.uk 2020).

ROLE OF MEDIA IN EXPLAINING THE
ISSUE
• Rethinking Social Housing Project by
Chartered Institute of Housing
• Government initiatives have to increase
• Social media awareness should play a vital
part (Somerville 2016).

PEOPLE AFFECTED BY HOUSING
CRISIS
• Economically weaker sections very badly
harmed
• 1.4 million poor people do not have any
houses (Spicker 2020).
• Children and babies shiver in cold nights on
streets of England
• Quality of lifestyle has fallen down

REASONS FOR HOUSING CRISIS
• Large scale housing projects abandoned
• Government has not shown any initiatives
• Private sector could not contribute to the
revival of housing in UK society (Somerville
2016).
• Social Housing, Private Housing Policy, Urban
Policy

POLICY IMPLEMENTATIONS
• Job opportunities should be icreased for
revival of economy
• Social cohesion and community engagement
• Collaboration between different agencies for
better outcomes (Labour.org.uk 2020).

DEALING THE CRISIS BY POLITICAL
PARTIES
• Liberal Democrats (Libdems.org.uk 2020).
• Conservative Party (Assets-global.website-
files.co 2020).
• Labor Party (Labour.org.uk 2020).

LIBERAL DEMOCRATS
• Increasing capital infrastructure budget
• Building houses at zero-carbon standards
• Reduction of fuel prices (Libdems.org.uk 2020

LABOR PARTY
• House building programs
• Funding to be provided by national
governments
• Delivering millions of homes within next
decade (Labour.org.uk 2020).

CONSERVATIVE PARTY
• Designing the justice system
• Publishing the Social Housing White Paper
• Implementing pilot projects like Rough
Sleeping Initiative and Housing First
(Assets-global.website-files.co 2020).