The state of social housing in the UK has reached a crisis point in 2023. But how did we get here? In Liverpool, housing associations and those waiting to be housed are at the frontline of the crisis and have first-hand experience of the decline of social housing in their city and beyond. Making sense of social housing is produced by Tortoise Media together with <a href="https://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/who-we-are/what-we-do/supporting-the-uk-housing-market/social-housing.html" target="_blank">Lloyds Banking Group</a>, who are the biggest supporters of social housing, supporting around £16 billion of funding to the sector since 2018. You can find out more about Tortoise:<a href="https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/tortoise/id1441428990" target="_blank">Download the Tortoise app</a> - for a listening experience curated by our journalists<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/tortoise/id6442666997" target="_blank">Subscribe to Tortoise+</a> on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content<a href="https://www.tortoisemedia.com/becomeamember/" target="_blank">Become a member</a> and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and moreIf you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact <a href="mailto:hello@tortoisemedia.com" target="_blank">hello@tortoisemedia.com</a><hr /> Hosted on Acast. See <a target="_blank" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

How serious is the crisis and how did we get into this mess? | Making sense of social housing Ep 1