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Man installing loft insulation

Insulation only provides short-term reduction in household gas consumption

01 Jan 2023

First study to look at long-term effect of home insulation in England and Wales finds fall in gas consumption per household was small and only lasts...

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Mini ‘mod’ homes can help rough sleepers get off the streets for good

19 Oct 2021

Small, inexpensive units made from factory-built components can help to restore the health, relationships and finances of formerly homeless residents...

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Beyond the pandemic: tackle the digital divide

13 Aug 2020

Increased working, learning and interacting online during the pandemic has widened the gap for those who lack digital skills or access, writes Gemma...

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Living on the edge

29 Mar 2019

Some of the most deprived areas in England are located in the eastern region. The New Horizons project has been helping those furthest away from the...

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How to tend an economic bonfire

01 Mar 2019

Business, enterprise and employment are flourishing in Greater Cambridge, but housing and infrastructure are struggling to match the jobs boom, and...

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Newcastle - large housing estate

Areas of Britain most affected by ‘bedroom tax’ are hardest to downsize in, research finds

17 Dec 2015

Research commissioned by government following housing benefit reforms finds increase in tenants self-selecting to downsize, but the areas hardest hit...

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New houses pile up at Fontagarry

Right to Buy could mean a loss of 75,000 low-cost homes and a higher Housing Benefit bill, according to new research

23 Nov 2015

Replacing housing association homes sold under the new Right to Buy scheme with those for sale could drive up costs for low-income tenants and the...

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Homeless man in tunnel

A quarter of young people in the UK have experienced ‘unsafe’ homelessness, finds study

06 Jul 2015

A new study finds the numbers of young people being accommodated by local authorities or homeless services across the UK to be over three times...

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A Northern Mill town

Study finds premise behind bedroom tax is ‘fundamentally flawed’

18 Jun 2014

A new study shows that more than half of English homes - which are the smallest by floor area in Europe - fall short of modern space standards...

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Housing estate

Home from home: minor moves make major differences

26 Feb 2014

Most of the moves we make are within 5 km of our previous addresses, yet these short migrations are highly significant within individual lives. New...

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Haiti after the January 2010 earthquake

Ounce of prevention, pound of cure

09 Oct 2012

Working with humanitarian organisations in Haiti, Cambridge researchers have found that an information system they designed to track how regions...

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Thermal image of two people standing outside a building. The study found that in many European countries, including the UK, predicted energy usage in homes bears little resemblance to the amount used in practice.

The prebound effect

03 Jul 2012

Many homes with poor energy efficiency are actually consuming far less energy than predicted, new research has found. The study has implications for...

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