Housing by numbers

£430 the amount average bills would be reduced by under a £7bn retrofit plan (IPPR)

2.5 times more likely for BAME communities to be in relative poverty (Runnymede Trust)

24% of parents have cut back on the quantity of food they buy to afford essentials (National Energy Action)

40% of complaints were related to property condition in the latest Ombudsman insight report (Housing Ombudsman)

48% of low-income households considering washing school uniforms by hand to get by during the cost-of-living crisis (National Energy Action)

£503m providers have invested in major capitalised repairs between April and June, the highest ever for a first quarter (Regulator of Social Housing)

£1.5bn has been made available to the social housing sector to apply for through the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund second wave

39% fewer accommodation providers for those experiencing homelessness than in 2010 (Homeless Link)