Official institutional source
Department for Work and Pensions (2016) Housing Benefit: additional guidance manuals and good practice guides.
Public Sector instrument
Housing & Homelessness, seen from Household
Area, Altitude and Viewport are the persistent context. Change a viewport to look through a different analytical window without changing what is being examined.
Housing & Homelessness: At the lowest altitude the housing system is not a service — it is a sequence of nights, letters and thresholds experienced by one household in one tenure.
Altitude 01: Household
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Rendered: Housing & Homelessness · Household · References
References
External sources mapped to this area and altitude.
References support external factual, legal, policy and evidential content in this area and altitude. Orbital Scene's altitude framing, salience and analytical interpretation are authored components of the instrument.
Verification dates are recorded in the evidence registry.
Academic research
Hock, E.S. et al. (2024) 'Exploring the impact of housing insecurity on the health and wellbeing of children and young people in the United Kingdom: a qualitative systematic review', BMC Public Health. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-19735-9
Independent institutional analysis
House of Commons Library (2025) Temporary accommodation in England: Issues and government action.
Official institutional source
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (2025) A National Plan to End Homelessness.
Official statistics
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (2025) Housing supply: net additional dwellings, England: 2024 to 2025.
Official institutional source
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (2025) Local government finance policy statement: 2026-27 to 2028-29.
Official institutional source
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (2025) Renters' Rights Act 2025: Implementation roadmap.
Official institutional source
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (2026) Core Spending Power table: final local government finance settlement 2026-27 to 2028-29.
Official statistics
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (2026) Live tables on homelessness: temporary accommodation.
Official institutional source
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (2026) National Planning Policy Framework.
Official statistics
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (2026) Statutory homelessness in England: January to March 2026.
Official statistics
Office for National Statistics (2026) Private rent and house prices, UK: September 2026.
Official institutional source
Official public authority (n.d.) Final Local Government Finance Settlement: England, 2026-2027 to 2028-2029.
Official institutional source
Official public authority (n.d.) Homelessness code of guidance for local authorities.
Primary legal authority
Official public authority (n.d.) Housing Act 1996.
Primary legal authority
Official public authority (n.d.) Housing and Regeneration Act 2008.
Official institutional source
Official public authority (n.d.) Housing Benefit subsidy guidance manual 2025 to 2026.
Primary legal authority
Official public authority (n.d.) Local Government Act 1972.
Primary legal authority
Official public authority (n.d.) Local Government and Housing Act 1989.
Primary legal authority
Official public authority (n.d.) Renters' Rights Act 2025.
Primary legal authority
Official public authority (n.d.) The Hazards in Social Housing (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2025.
Primary legal authority
Official public authority (n.d.) The Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) (England) Order 2012.
Primary legal authority
Official public authority (n.d.) The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998.