Our research shows that 6 million people in the UK are living in furniture poverty, including 26% of social housing tenants yet only 3% of social homes are let as furnished. End Furniture Poverty is here to raise awareness of the issue, but also to help social housing providers to find solutions which help them and their tenants. We believe a blended approach is key, with furnished tenancies being an important part of the answer.
This suite of Q&A documents is aimed at the various departments who would normally be involved in establishing a furnished tenancy scheme. You will find some duplication in these documents, simply because some departments will raise the same questions. You may want to read this in conjunction with our Blueprint for Furniture Provision In Social Housing, which is a detailed guide to tackling furniture poverty in the sector.
This Q&A is for financial inclusion team members from social housing providers concerned with helping their tenants who are affected by furniture poverty.
