The impact of the third sector in the UK: The case of social housing

Abstract

This paper reports the findings of one component of the impact study being undertaken in the UK as part of the Johns Hopkins Comparative Non-profit Sector project. Drawing upon a literature review, expert interviews and a focus group, the paper summarises evidence on the impact of the third sector in social housing in the UK organised using the functions and drawbacks thought to be characteristic of the third sector in international literature. Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank Charities Aid Foundation and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation for their financial support for the UK leg of the Johns Hopkins project. We are also grateful to colleagues at LSE Housing, particularly Liz Richardson and Katherine Mumford, who were generous in advice and comments, and led the focus group undertaken as part of the study. We would also like to thank our anonymous interviewees and focus group participants. About the authors Jeremy Kendall is a Research Fellow at the Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) and Centre for Civil Society (CCS), London School of Economics. Rachel Wigglesworth is now based at PACT community projects, but was a Research Assistant at PSSRU when the research reported here was undertaken. Correspondence should be addressed to Dr Jeremy Kendall: Email: [e-mail]; Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]: Postal address: Personal Social Services Research Unit, LSE, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, United Kingdom. The impact of the third sector in the UK: The case of social housing The impact of the third sector in the UK: The case of social housing Rachel Wigglesworth and Jeremy Kendall CONTENTS