Poverty and Home Ownership in Contemporary Britain

The report highlights the critical need to reassess perceptions of poverty and home ownership, utilizing data from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's Poverty and Social Exclusion Survey of Britain. It reveals the harsh realities faced by those on the fringes of home ownership and advocates for significant policy reforms to achieve sustainable home ownership. Its findings are essential for academics, analysts, and policymakers in housing and social security, as well as mortgage lenders and those concerned with issues of housing and poverty.