The national tenant stigma survey
This survey is intended for tenants of social housing landlords – housing associations, councils and arms length management organisations, housing co-operatives. The survey assesses how tenants feel about living in social housing.
So far, 1392 tenants have responded.
Take the survey
A call to action
At our Annual General Meeting on 3rd November 2025, we will be launching a Call to Action – aimed at everyone involved or interested in social housing – to respond to the findings of the national tenant survey.
The key headlines in the survey are shocking:
- 70% of social housing residents feel stigmatised – treated as the underclass
- 54% say that this is because of something their landlord is doing
- 67% consider that the Government has done little or nothing to tackle stigma, despite this being the key issue raised in the post Grenfell period
Find out more
Teaser video Tackling Stigma in Social Housing
We spoke with social housing tenants, as well as academics and practitioners, to hear their stories and shed light on the stigma they’ve experienced. The aim is to raise awareness of this stigma and explore ways to challenge it across both society and the housing sector.
Friends of the Stop Social Housing Stigma campaign
Our Friends are organisations who have committed to donating annual funding to the campaign.
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