Honoured to receive this year’s Barnett Prize for my paper exploring the relationship between council housing repairs and maintenance spending and residents’ wellbeing. I’m grateful to the committee for their recognition and @aaronreeves.bsky.social who helped shape and refine the paper!

Public investment in social housing will be crucial over the coming Parliament to reverse decades of chronic under-investment. Read more ➡️ https://buff.ly/4jdDb8W

Better housing quality cannot explain why ethnic minorities spend more of their income on housing than White British adults. Many minority adults face high housing cost to income ratios, and are also more likely to live in damp homes.

Kudos to Wandsworth, Hackney and Westminster for doing their part in tackling the housing crisis! This proactive move can help ensure more Londoners have the homes they need while reinvesting the premiums on council taxes back into the community. www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...