Society Watch 2022: They Think It’s All Over: The Social Legacy of the COVID-19 Pandemic

You can read the latest reports for 2021-22 and reports going back to 2009 on the GOV.UK website. The English Housing Survey (EHS) is commissioned by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC).
The English Housing Survey (EHS) is a national survey of people’s housing circumstances and the condition and energy efficiency of housing in England. It is one of the longest standing government surveys and was first run in 1967. The 2021 report explores topics such as housing costs and affordability, buying aspirations, overcrowding and under-occupation, energy efficiency, safety and decency of housing in the private and social rented sectors, second homes, household moves, complaints and satisfaction with current housing and leaseholders housing.
Private rented sector:
Social rented sector:
Complaints and satisfaction with housing:
The EHS is a large-scale complex survey with two stages: an interview in all selected homes and a visual inspection by a qualified surveyor of a subsample of homes. The EHS is conducted throughout the year across England. The sample is scientifically chosen to represent the wider English population. The EHS is currently carried out by a consortium of the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen), Building Research Establishment (BRE) and CA Design Services (CADS).
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