The financial cost of temporary accommodation in England is huge. £1.7 billion a year in England alone, a 62% increase over the past 5 years. It’s sending some local authorities to the brink, it’s unaffordable and has an obvious knock-on effect on local services. Although we are angry it isn’t working as it should, we are also full of hope that it can change and become a short, safe and healthy experience for those who need it.

We recently celebrated a significant milestone for the Bristol Housing Festival – our fifth anniversary! We established ourselves as a five-year project, a ‘think and do tank’ aimed at enabling change and innovation in housing. This has been a period of reflection, celebration, and an ongoing commitment to reimagining better ways to live in our cities, in Bristol and beyond!