Housing and employment

People who rent their home from the council or a housing association are twice as likely to be unemployed and three times as likely to be economically inactive than private renters or homeowners. Social tenants who are in work are more likely to be in insecure work and on low pay.

People who rent their home from the council or a housing association are far more likely to be out of work, and those who are in employment are more likely to be low paid and in insecure jobs.

Across the UK, housing associations and other social landlords play a vital role in supporting their residents to access good work, and to progress in work.

We work with housing associations to design and evaluate high-quality employment and skills support for their residents and the communities they serve.

Along with a number of housing association partners, we are working to develop and test a Jobs Plus model for the UK. Building on a successful model from the US, Jobs Plus is neighbourhood-based, and community-led approach to boosting employment and supporting financial independence.

Our work on Housing and Employment

The power of many: why collaboration is key to social value

In this guest blog, Sarah Maguire from Fusion 21, explains why collaboration across housing, work and skills is key to social value.
Research and Reports 01 12 2022

Building opportunity: How social housing can support skills, talent and workforce development

This report, written in collaboration between the Institute for Employment Studies and Learning and Work Institute, seeks to explore the employment and labour market challenges for social housing residents.

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Levelling Up: The employment and skills measures we need to build prosperity

The Government’s Levelling Up agenda seeks to address regional inequalities and improve prosperity and living standards across the country. Explore our interactive map which shows the key metrics for levelling up, including work and skills, both individually and as a single index.

Housing, Learning and Work conference

The conference brought together policymakers and practitioners from across the housing, employment and skills sectors to examine the policy agenda and share best practice

Other employment support areas

Explore our work by our six key themes:

Housing and employment

Our work on Housing and Employment

The power of many: why collaboration is key to social value

Building opportunity: How social housing can support skills, talent and workforce development

Levelling Up: The employment and skills measures we need to build prosperity

Housing, Learning and Work conference

Other employment support areas

Disability employment

Youth employment

Housing Learning and Work Conference