We collaborated with RIBA on one of the UK’s most pressing issues –  social housing provision. We combined our advanced economic modelling capabilities and RIBA’s on-field expertise to create a self-funded delivery model for the UK’s social housing. Our model shows that an initial investment of £1.24bn by the central government, an amount equal to local authority spending on homelessness in 2022/23, could build 23,105 new social and market homes combined, over 30 years. This investment would generate benefits to the wider society worth £2.76bn, or a £2.23 benefit for every £1 invested. This collaboration shows that bridging the gap between the UK’s current housing state and its aspired position is very much possible with the right resource allocation and timely action.

Read more about the model and our recommendations to the government in the RIBA Foundations for the Future report.