The number of children in temporary accommodation rose by 77% in four years. For every primary school in Southwark there is one class worth of homeless children, as 5.75% of children in the borough now live in temporary accommodation, according… Read more »
The Development Model in Practice: the Brownfield Housing Fund in the north-east A report for the Reclaiming Our Regional Economies (RORE) programme Download the report The use of brownfield land for housing development has become a key political priority in… Read more »
As mayors and councils prepare their local growth plans, the RORE programme looks at how a less extractive model would support local economies to become more efficient at converting investment and growth into better living standards. From a longer article… Read more »
There are many local service providers across the UK who are inventing new ways to meet their communities’ needs and to help drive the green transition.
How to deliver a retrofit revolution. This report argues that a successful Warm Homes Plan requires stable, needs-based funding and a robust local delivery model. The approach aims to strengthen the capacity of local governments to deliver tailored, community-specific retrofit… Read more »
A report by NEF for Reclaiming Our Regional Economies (RORE). The physical infrastructure of everyday life in England is broken. Millions in the country have unmet housing need, our homes are not well insulated, we are burning gas for electricity… Read more »
Context, barriers and opportunities for community housing in the north-east Research within the Reclaiming Our Regional Economies (RORE) programme looked at potential community-led housing solutions at a local level which can meet local needs. A NEF report, A Piece of the… Read more »
Helping combined authorities to build more inclusive local economies The New Economics Foundation (NEF), the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES), Co-operatives UK and the Centre for Thriving Places (CTP) have created the Reclaiming Our Regional Economies (RORE) programme. RORE… Read more »
Why the UK’s new towns must have high quality design at their core Keir Starmer has made a bold promise: to build 1.5 million new homes in five years. Recent times have witnessed a glut of big commitments on house… Read more »
Hampshire County Council commissioned the consultancy of the New Economics Foundation to support creation of a strategy for green economic recovery that: We explored what a green economic recovery means for Hampshire, identified and assessed priority areas, and then brought… Read more »
AN ADVISORY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR A LONDON BOROUGH A London borough commissioned NEF to support them in creating an inclusive and green economic strategy that: A survey of 1000 residents in the borough had highlighted the profound impact of… Read more »
There is an affordable housing crisis in England: asking prices for homes rose a record amount in February. Almost half of all affordable housing in the UK is provided through section 106 (S106) obligations: requirements that local authorities place on housing developers when they… Read more »
Long-standing inequality between and within regions is holding back millions of households and acting as a drag on economic prosperity. The UK government is therefore right to establish levelling up as its primary mission alongside the transition to net zero…. Read more »
Hampshire County Council commissioned NEF Consulting to support them to create a strategy for green economic recovery that: Improves living standards rather than simply targeting GVA growth. Supports the creation of good, secure jobs. Reduces greenhouse gas emissions in the… Read more »
Many people in Britain have no choice but to travel to get safe access to green space. When Boris Johnson rode out across London during lockdown, reportedly cycling seven miles from his home, he drew criticism for not following the spirit… Read more »
Why extending the M4 is not the way AUTHOR: Alex Chapman, NEF Consulting If governments took decisions on infrastructure based on making people, communities and the environment healthier, how would they look? What demands would we make of them? Imagine… Read more »
With input from NEF Consulting, Locality have published a Keep it Local guide for community organisations. It is one of three Locality guides for community organisations, councillors and commissioners with practical advice on how to keep services with local providers. It applies the approach… Read more »
A new report on local early action was recently published by the New Economics Foundation for the Southwark and Lambeth Early Action Commission. This report is the product of an 18-month programme of work funded through Southwark and Lambeth councils…. Read more »
The New Economics Foundation has published a new report by Sarah Lyall. The following is a summary of the findings. In the face of severe spending cuts, many local authorities are struggling to tackle growing levels of inequality and poverty. Others are exploring… Read more »
Lessons from the third sector in London At the end of 2014, NEF Consulting developed and delivered training around measuring social impact for LVSC, the collaborative leader of London’s voluntary and community sector. This was part of the London for… Read more »
We have a training course for local authorities on commissioning for outcomes and co-production. Click here for more details. NEF has also published a practical guide, Commissioning for Outcomes and Co-production aimed at local authorities. NEF’s approach to commissioning provides a framework, a set of principles and… Read more »
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