Tackling the Housing Crisis Together – Coming Home
January 27, 2021
Housing Justice wholeheartedly joins with the Archbishop’s Commission on Housing, Church and Community to share their work and calls for action.
More than 8 million people in Britain are living in unsafe, unsuitable and unaffordable housing. This is not right, and is made only more evident by the Covid-19 pandemic, this is a national scandal.
The Commission was launched in April 2019 with the remit of re-imagining housing policy. As well as making recommendations for Government and other key actors in the housing market, it was tasked with looking at what actions the Church of England could take, in partnership with others, to help tackle the crisis at local, regional, and national level.
Read the ‘Coming Home’ report
On 21st February, the Commission published it’s Coming Home report, you can read the Exec Summary and Full Report here. The Coming Home report sets out ways that churches, governments and others can end the housing crisis. Together we can make sure no one faces the injustice of poor housing.
The 5 Values Video
The 5 Values Video introduces the 5 core values the Commission believes are needed to set a new standard for what good housing should look like.
They are:
- Safe – All housing should be free from dangers like damp, risk of fire, intruders or the cold.
- Stable – Homes should be affordable place where individuals and families can settle and put down roots without the fear of eviction.
- Sustainable – We need to create housing that does not harm our planet, but that sustains the balance of the natural world we live in and depend on.
- Sociable – Housing must have enough space inside and outside to socialise, exercise, to get to know our neighbours and be part of a community.
- Satisfying – Good homes should be efficient and utilise innovative design and technology to create a space that is comfortable, a place where we truly belong.
We need your voice.
We are asking all individuals, organisations, and government to adopt and share these values. Can you spare a few minutes to share their 5 Values Video? Use this ready-made post to click & share.
What you can do.
If you feel as strongly as we do about the injustices of the Housing Crisis, then please take a look at our What You Can Do resources, on how you, churches & community can respond to local housing need.
What does the Bible say?
In this video the Commission interprets what a Christian vision of Housing looks like.
What is next?
Please share, engage & read the 5 Values Video and Coming Home report. If you want inspiration, browse our What You Can Do resources and the Commission have identified some actions for the Church of England, Government & others.