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Public attitudes towards housing benefit and planning reform
Results from Ipsos MORI Omnibus Survey
May 2011
Attitudes towards housing benefit
More than two-fifths, 44%, think that spending on housing benefit should stay the same
More than a quarter, 27%, think less should be spent on housing benefit, while one in five, 20%, think more should be spent
More than three in ten owners, 31%, think less should be spent on housing benefit, whereas nearly half, 47%, of all Local Authority rented tenants think more should be spent on housing benefit
Nearly a third, 31%, of Londoners think more should be spent on housing benefit, whereas 34% of those living in the South think less should be spent
More than a quarter think the Government should spend less on housing benefit, but more think spending should stay the same
More than two in five think spending on housing benefit should stay the same
6%
15%
44%
20%
8%8%
Spend a lot more
Spend a little more
Spending should stay the same
Spend a little less
Spend a lot less
Net spend more -6
In principle, do you think the Government should spend more or less on housing benefit overall in the next few years, or should spending stay the same?
Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
Spend less = 27%
Spend more = 21%Don’t know
27
30
32
18
14
19
31
17
21
16
13
47
33
31
15
37
Total
Owned with a mortgage
% spend more% spend less
Owners are more likely to favour spending less on housing benefit, renters are more likely to favour spending more
Owned outright
Net spend more (±)
HA rented
LA rented
Private rented
Owner occupiers
Renters
-6
-14
-19
+29
+13
-17
+20
+19
Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
27
13
19
27
24
37
21
29
30
27
10
15
Total
£6,500 - £11,499
% spend more% spend less
Those on higher incomes are more likely to favour spending less on housing benefit than those on low income
Up to £6,499
Net spend more (±)
£17,500 - £24,999
£11,500 - £17,499
£25,000 +
-6
+16
+10
*
-22
-15
Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
27
19
24
29
34
21
31
22
20
16
Total
North
% spend more% spend less
Londoners are most likely to think more should be spent on housing benefit, those in the South are more likely to favour spending less
London
Net spend more (±)
South
Midlands
-6
+12
-1
-18
-9
Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
Three in five are opposed to spending less on housing benefit if it means an increase in homelessness
Nearly half the public, 46%, would support spending less on housing benefit if it meant more could be spent on other things
More than two in five, 44%, support spending less on housing benefit to help pay off the national debt
Opinion is evenly divided on spending less on housing benefit if it means tenants on housing benefit will have to move to a different area
A majority are opposed to spending less on housing benefit if it means an increase in homelessness, but greater support for reduced spending to help the national economy
26
32
36
60
46
44
38
18
% support% oppose
Opposition outweighs support for reduced spending on housing benefit if it means an increase in homelessness
+20
Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
Net support(±)
Over the next few years do you support or oppose the Government spending less on housing benefit overall if……?
It meant the money saved could be spent on other things
It helped to pay off the national debt
It meant that tenants had to move to a different area to find cheaper accommodation because housing benefit is lower than the rents they pay
It meant an increase in homelessness
+12
+2
-42
Nearly half, 46%, support spending less on housing benefit if it means the money saved could be spent on other things
Owners are more likely to support spending less on housing benefit if it means more can be spent on other things (49%)
The strongest level of opposition is seen among Local Authority renters – 36% are opposed – although the same proportion express support
Those in the highest social grades (AB) are, on balance, least likely to support spending less on housing benefit to spend more on other things
Support is weakest among Londoners (37%), but levels of opposition are uniform across Britain
More support than oppose spending less on housing benefit to spend more on other things
Nearly half support spending less on housing benefit if it meant more could be spent on other things
12%
34%
24%
18%
8%4%
Strongly support
Tend to support
Neither support or oppose
Tend to oppose
Strongly oppose
Net support +20
Oppose = 26%
Support = 46%
Don’t know
Over the next few years do you support or oppose the Government spending less on housing benefit overall if……it meant the money saved could be spent on other things?
Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
26
27
21
36
30
30
24
32
46
50
49
36
41
36
49
37
Total
Owned with a mortgage
% support% oppose
Nearly half of all owners support spending less on housing benefit if it meant more could be spent on other things
Owned outright
HA rented
LA rented
Private rented
Owner occupiers
Renters
+20
+23
+28
*
+6
+26
+5
+11
Over the next few years do you support or oppose the Government spending less on housing benefit overall if……it meant the money saved could be spent on other things?
Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
Net support(±)
26
25
27
26
25
46
50
47
45
37
Total
% support% oppose
Support for spending less on housing benefit to spend more on other things is weakest in London
+20
+25
+20
+12
+19
Over the next few years do you support or oppose the Government spending less on housing benefit overall if……it meant the money saved could be spent on other things?
Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
Net support(±)
North
London
South
Midlands
More than two in five, 44%, support spending less on housing benefit to help pay off the national debt whereas a third, 32%, are opposed
Renters are, on balance, opposed to spending less on housing benefit and social renting tenants are especially likely to oppose – 43% of HA tenants oppose spending less on housing benefit to help pay off the national debt
A third of the public who do not work, 34%, are opposed to spending less on housing benefit to pay off the national debt although on balance more support than oppose
On balance, support for spending less on housing benefit to pay off the national debt is weakest in London
More support than oppose spending less on housing benefit to help pay off the national debt
More of the public support than oppose spending less on housing benefit if it helped to pay off the national debt
13%
31%
20%
22%
10%4%
Strongly support
Tend to support
Neither support or oppose
Tend to oppose
Strongly oppose
Net support +12Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
Oppose = 32%
Support = 44%
Don’t know
Over the next few years do you support or oppose the Government spending less on housing benefit overall if……it helped to pay off the national debt?
32
32
28
39
43
33
30
37
44
49
47
34
31
37
48
34
Total
Owned with a mortgage
% support% oppose
Social renters are most likely to oppose spending less on housing benefit to help pay off the national debt
Owned outright
HA rented
LA rented
Private rented
Owner occupiers
Renters
+12
+17
+18
-5
+4
+18
-3
-11
Over the next few years do you support or oppose the Government spending less on housing benefit overall if……it helped to pay off the national debt?
Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
Net support(±)
32
29
33
34
44
46
43
42
Total
% support% oppose
Full time workers are more likely than those not working to support spending less on housing benefit to help pay off the national debt
+12
+17
+8
+9
Over the next few years do you support or oppose the Government spending less on housing benefit overall if……it helped pay off the national debt?
Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
Net support(±)
Part-time
Not working
Full-time
32
33
31
30
32
44
47
45
44
34
Total
% support% oppose
On balance support for spending less on housing benefit to help pay off the national debt is weakest in London
+12
+14
+14
+2
+14
Over the next few years do you support or oppose the Government spending less on housing benefit overall if……it helped pay off the national debt?
Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
Net support(±)
North
London
South
Midlands
Nearly two in five, 38%, support spending less on housing benefit even if it means tenants have to move to a different area although 36% are opposed
Half of all LA renters are opposed to spending less on housing benefit if it means tenants have to move to a different area to find cheaper accommodation
Those who are not working (40%) and those in the lowest social grades (DE) – 41% - are most likely to be opposed to spending less on housing benefit if tenants have to move to a different area to find cheaper accommodation
Those living in London are most likely to support (45%) spending less on housing benefit if it means tenants have to move to a different area to find cheaper accommodation
Opinion is split if spending less on housing benefit means tenants have to move to a different area for cheaper accommodation
Opinion is equally divided if spending less on housing benefit means tenants have to move to a different area
11%
27%
21%
24%
13%5%
Strongly support
Tend to support
Neither support or oppose
Tend to oppose
Strongly oppose
Net support +2
Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
Oppose = 36%
Support = 38%Don’t know
Over the next few years do you support or oppose the Government spending less on housing benefit overall if……it meant that tenants had to move to a different area to find cheaper accommodation because housing benefit is lower than the rents they pay?
36
39
30
50
47
39
34
44
38
42
40
18
34
37
41
30
Total
Owned with a mortgage
% support% oppose
Social renters are most likely to be opposed to spending less on housing benefit if it means tenants have to move to a different area to find cheaper accommodation
Owned outright
HA rented
LA rented
Private rented
Owner occupiers
Renters
+2
+2
+11
-32
-2
+7
-14
-13
Over the next few years do you support or oppose the Government spending less on housing benefit overall if…… it meant that tenants had to move to a different area to find cheaper accommodation because housing benefit is lower than the rents they pay?
Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
Net support(±)
36
32
40
40
37
32
36
41
38
41
36
36
43
44
35
28
Total
Part-time
% support% oppose
Opposition is strongest among those not working and those in the lowest social grades
Full-time
AB
Not working
C1
C2
DE
+2
+9
-3
-4
+12
-1
-3
+6
Over the next few years do you support or oppose the Government spending less on housing benefit overall if…… it meant that tenants had to move to a different area to find cheaper accommodation because housing benefit is lower than the rents they pay?
Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
Net support(±)
36
24
36
36
42
38
45
41
39
33
Total
% support% oppose
Those living in London are most likely to support spending less on housing benefit if it means tenants have to move to a different area
+2
+20
+4
-8
+3
Over the next few years do you support or oppose the Government spending less on housing benefit overall if…… it meant that tenants had to move to a different area to find cheaper accommodation because housing benefit is lower than the rents they pay?
Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
Net support(±)
North
London
South
Midlands
Three in five oppose spending less on housing benefit if it means an increase in homelessness
Strong opposition is consistent across most population sub-groups
Opposition is strongest among those living in the South (66%), and weakest among those living in London (44%)
There is strong opposition to spending less on housing benefit if it means an increase in homelessness
Three in five oppose spending less on housing benefit if it means an increase in homelessness
4%
14%
18%
34%
26%
4%
Strongly support
Tend to support
Neither support or oppose
Tend to oppose
Strongly oppose
Net support -42
Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
Oppose = 60%
Support = 18%Don’t know
Over the next few years do you support or oppose the Government spending less on housing benefit overall if……it meant an increase in homelessness?
60
44
58
63
66
18
21
20
17
16
Total
% support% oppose
Opposition is strongest among those living in the South and weakest among those living in London
-42
-23
-38
-50
-46
Over the next few years do you support or oppose the Government spending less on housing benefit overall if…… it meant an increase in homelessness?
Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
Net support(±)
North
London
South
Midlands
Involvement in local planning decisions
A quarter of the public say they would not like to be involved at all in decisions about building new homes in their community
Nearly a half, 46%, say they would like to be either very or fairly involved
Both younger (16-24) and older (65+) members of the public are, on balance, least likely to want to be involved. Those in middle age (45-64) are most likely to say they would like to be involved
A majority of those earning £25,000 or more (57%) and those in the highest social grades (AB) – 59% - say they would like to be involved
Those living in the South are most likely to want to be involved (53%) and those living in London are least likely to want to be involved (37%)
More than half the public say they would not like to be involved in decisions about building new homes in their community
13%
33%
27%
25%
46%
51%
3%
Very involved
Fairly involved
Not very involved
Not involved at all
Involved
Not involved
Don't know
Net involved -5
Appetite for involvement in decisions about building new homes in your community
To what extent, if at all, would you like to be involved in decisions about building new homes in your community?
Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
51
54
49
51
47
46
55
46
42
48
48
51
52
40
Total
25 - 34
% Involved% Not involved
Older and younger age groups are least likely to want to get involved on balance
16 - 24
45 - 54
35 – 44
55 - 64
-5
Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
Net involved(±)
To what extent, if at all, would you like to be involved in decisions about building new homes in your community?
65+
-12
*
-2
+4
+6
-14
51
53
57
55
54
42
46
43
40
43
43
57
Total
% Involved% Not involved
Those with higher incomes are most likely to want to be involved
-5
Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
Net involved(±)
To what extent, if at all, would you like to be involved in decisions about building new homes in your community?
-10
£6,500 - £11,499
Up to £6,499
£17,500 - £24,999
£11,500 - £17,499
£25,000 +
-17
-12
-11
+15
51
39
52
57
60
46
59
45
41
37
Total
Those in higher social grades show a stronger appetite for being involved
AB
DE
C2
-5
+21
-7
-23
-16
Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
Net involved(±)
C1
To what extent, if at all, would you like to be involved in decisions about building new homes in your community?
% Involved% Not involved
36
43
54
55
56
46
49
53
56
38
53
45
44
37
51
50
43
42
Total
Midlands
Those living in the South show the strongest appetite for involvement, and those in London the weakest
South
Urban
North
Rural
Suburban
Metropolitan
-5
+10
Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
Net involved(±)% Involved% Not involved
To what extent, if at all, would you like to be involved in decisions about building new homes in your community?
London
-9
-11
-19
+5
+1
-10
-15
Public attitudes toward development
Half, 51%, of the British public support simplifying the way local planning decisions are made if it makes it easier to build news homes in their community. Nearly one in five, 19%, oppose this
Renters, those in lower social grades and those living in metropolitan areas and London are most likely to support the simplifying of local planning decisions. Those in the highest social grades, those living in rural areas and those in the South are most likely to oppose simplifying the way planning decisions are made
Half support the building of more homes in their community compared with 28% who oppose this
Those with families, those on lower incomes and those living in London are most likely to support the building of more homes, whereas those with higher incomes and those living in the South are most likely to oppose
Of those who want to be involved in planning decisions, more than half (56%) support the building of more new homes in their community.
Half the public support building more homes in their community and simplifying the way planning decisions are made to make this easier
19
28
51
50
% support% oppose
Strong public support for simplifying how local planning decisions are made and building more homes
Simplifying the way local planning decisions are made if it makes it easier to build new homes in your community?
+31
To what extent would you support or oppose…
Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
Net support(±)
The building of more homes in your community? +22
Strong support for simplifying how local planning decisions are made
12%
39%
26%
14%
6%4%
Strongly support
Tend to support
Neither support or oppose
Tend to oppose
Strongly oppose
Net support +31
Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
Oppose = 19%
Support = 51%
Don’t know
To what extent would you support or oppose……simplifying the way local planning decisions are made if it makes it easier to build new homes in your community?
19
23
23
11
6
11
23
10
51
49
49
62
53
53
49
56
Total
Owned with a mortgage
% support% oppose
Renters are more likely than owners to support simplifying the way planning decisions are made
Owned outright
HA rented
LA rented
Private rented
Owner occupiers
Renters
+31
+26
+26
+51
+42
+26
+46
+48
Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
Net support(±)
To what extent would you support or oppose……simplifying the way local planning decisions are made if it makes it easier to build new homes in your community?
19
27
23
17
9
51
47
48
51
58
Total
Those in higher social grades are less likely to support simplifying the way planning decisions are made
AB
DE
C2
+31
+20
+25
+49
+34
Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
C1
To what extent would you support or oppose……simplifying the way local planning decisions are made if it makes it easier to build new homes in your community?
% support% opposeNet support
(±)
36
9
16
21
26
10
17
22
28
38
52
56
50
45
60
51
49
43
Total
Midlands
Those living in London and Metropolitan areas are more likely to support simplifying local planning decisions
South
Urban
North
Rural
Suburban
Metropolitan
+31
+43
Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
London
+40
+29
+18
+50
+33
+27
+15
To what extent would you support or oppose……simplifying the way local planning decisions are made if it makes it easier to build new homes in your community?
% support% oppose Net support(±)
Strong support for building more new homes locally
14%
36%
20%
20%
8%2%
Strongly support
Tend to support
Neither support or oppose
Tend to oppose
Strongly oppose
Net support +22
Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
Oppose = 28%
Support = 50%
Don’t know
To what extent would you support or oppose……the building of more new homes in your community?
28
23
29
23
33
50
45
39
54
49
Total
Those with families are most likely to support the building of more new homes
Single
Post-Family
Family
+22
+22
+9
+16
+32
Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
Pre-Family
% support% opposeNet support
(±)
To what extent would you support or oppose……the building of more new homes in your community?
28
28
25
21
33
32
50
51
53
55
47
47
Total
Those with higher incomes are, on balance, less likely to support building more new homes locally
+22
Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
+23
£6,500 - £11,499
Up to £6,499
£17,500 - £24,999
£11,500 - £17,499
£25,000 +
+28
+33
+13
+15
To what extent would you support or oppose……the building of more new homes in your community?
% support% opposeNet support
(±)
28
35
30
24
22
50
48
50
45
56
Total
Higher social grades are, on balance, less likely to support building more new homes locally
AB
DE
C2
+22
+14
+20
+34
+21
Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
C1
% support% opposeNet support
(±)
To what extent would you support or oppose……the building of more new homes in your community?
28
12
22
27
43
16
27
33
34
50
53
58
48
40
57
51
47
46
Total
Midlands
Support for building more new homes is strongest in London and Metropolitan areas and weakest in the South
South
Urban
North
Rural
Suburban
Metropolitan
+22
+41
Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
London
+36
+22
-3
+41
+24
+14
+12
% support% oppose Net support(±)
To what extent would you support or oppose……the building of more new homes in your community?
31
25
56
45
% support% oppose
Those likely to be involved in planning decisions are more likely to support the building of more new homes
Very/ fairly likely to be involved in planning decisions
+25
Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
Net support(±)
Not very/ not at all likely to be involved in planning decisions
+20
To what extent would you support or oppose……the building of more new homes in your community?
Technical details
Capibus Omnibus Survey – 6th – 12th May 2011
Interviews with a representative sample of 1,002 British adults aged 16+
Undertaken face-to-face, in-home between 6th - 12th May 2010
155 sampling points across Britain
Data are weighted to the national population profile by:
– Age, sex, working status, region, ethnicity, car in household, and tenure
Where figures do not add up to 100% this is a result of computer rounding or multiple answers
An asterisk (*) indicates a score of less than 0.5% but greater than zero
Results are subject to sampling tolerances e.g. ±3 for a 50% finding based on 1,002 adults (95% confidence interval)
Research carried out by Ipsos MORI on behalf of Inside Housing
For more details, please contact Stephen Finlay ([email protected])
Demographic profile
32
40
9
7
11
*
Tenure profile
%
Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
Owned with a mortgage
Owned outright
HA rented
LA rented
Private rented
Other
Tenure
12
15
18
16
14
19
48
52
16-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65+
Male
Female
Age and gender profile
% Age
Gender
Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
12
15
18
16
19
34
25
22
North
Midlands
South
London
Rural
Suburban
Urban
Metropolitan
Region and area profile
% Region
Area
Base: 1,002 British adults 16+ interviewed 6-12 May 2011 Source: Inside Housing/ Ipsos MORI Public Attitudes to Housing Poll
