Bristol's housing crisis
Having a safe base to return to each day is a basic need of all humans. If we don’t have one, everything else in our lives can start to suffer too.
Unfortunately, the housing crisis that’s been sweeping across our country over the last decade means that a lot of people don’t have a safe, secure, and affordable home. This is particularly the case for low-income households.
In Bristol, we have felt the hit of the housing crisis hard…
The city has become the most expensive to rent outside London.
The number of households in temporary accommodation has more than doubled since the pandemic.
The waiting list for social housing has hit a record high of 21,500 households. With only 1,500 properties to allocate each year, people can ‘live in limbo’ for years.
And on any given night, at least 70 people are bedding down on the city’s streets.
Find out what we’re doing about it.