Investigation report: Know your place
By: Danny Dorling Published: November 2004
The third in a series of four investigations into the housing crisis in Britain, focusing on housing wealth and inequality in Great Britain 1980 - 2003 and beyond.
- Investigation report: Know your place (PDF 1.4 MB)
Summary
The impact of inequality on opportunity, social mobility, and in particular the life chances of children, is currently the subject of a major political debate. Groundbreaking research, commissioned by Shelter from Sheffield University, has uncovered unprecedented and rising levels of housing inequality directly caused by the distorted housing market. Shelter believes that housing is now one of the single biggest drivers of inequality and it increasingly determines a child's chances in life.
