Housing insecurity and precarity in London
Lane, L.
& Benton, E.
(19 January 2026)
Housing insecurity and precarity in London.
British Politics and Policy at LSE.
& Benton, E.
(19 January 2026)
Housing insecurity and precarity in London.
British Politics and Policy at LSE.
Abstract
The homelessness we see on the streets is only the most visible side of housing insecurity and precarity. In London alone, more than 167,000 people rely on sofa-surfing, sleeping in cars, vans, sheds and garages. Laura Lane and Eleanor Benton detail the personal and social cost of insecure housing in London, and argue that building more houses is only part of the solution.