Abstract:
Ahead of the Spending Review in June, Shelter has brought together some of this country’s leading economists, industry figures, and policy experts to set out the economic and fiscal case for investing in social homes.
These essays include rigorous analyses of how the housing emergency is damaging our economy and offer unique insights into how social housing stimulates productive investment and an efficient labour market.
Citation:
Muellbauer, J. (2025), 'Why social housing is crucial to the needed repairs of the UK's failing economy', In Shelter (Ed.), 'Safe as houses: Why investment in social housing is great for us and our economy', Shelter UK, https://england.shelter.org.uk/professional_resources/policy_and_research/policy_library/safe_as_houses_why_investment_in_social_housing_is_great_for_us_and_our_economy