​End Housing Poverty Project (EHPP) 

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Overview

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The End Housing Poverty Project is a flagship social impact initiative under the Manchester–Oxbridge Partnership (MOP). It brings together the academic talent, research capabilities, and civic leadership of The University of Manchester, the University of Oxford, and the University of Cambridge to address housing poverty in the UK and globally.

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Housing poverty goes beyond homelessness. It includes unaffordable rents, overcrowding, insecure tenancy, poor housing quality, unsafe living conditions, energy poverty, and the absence of a stable place to call home.

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Mission

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The mission of the project is to catalyse innovative, evidence-based, and practical solutions to housing poverty. Through rigorous research, policy engagement, advocacy, and community-based interventions, the project will support efforts to make safe, affordable, and dignified housing more accessible.

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Key Objectives

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The project will foster student-led research and collaborative work on the causes and consequences of housing poverty. It will build partnerships with local councils, housing associations, charities, community organisations, social enterprises, and public institutions to support practical and meaningful impact.

The initiative will also organise policy dialogues, public engagement events, and research-to-practice briefs to raise awareness, influence housing policy, and identify scalable solutions.

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Why It Matters

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A secure home is the foundation of human dignity, health, education, work, and family stability. Without safe and affordable housing, people struggle to build stable lives and communities struggle to flourish.

By leveraging MOP’s platform, the End Housing Poverty Project aims to combine academic rigour with practical engagement to develop serious, scalable, and lasting responses to housing poverty.