Guidance

Social Housing Resident Panel

Find out more about government’s Social Housing Resident Panel.

Applies to England

The Social Housing Resident Panel brings together up to 250 social housing residents from across the country so they can directly share their views with the government and ministers as policy on social housing is developed and reforms implemented. We are committed to listening to social housing residents, making sure they can have their voices heard and acting on what we hear.

Format

Full meetings of the Panel are supported by smaller focus groups and online discussions focused on particular policy issues. Short surveys and questionnaires are also be used to gather views.

When first established in 2022, the Panel focused on a programme of reforms designed to improve the quality of social housing. In 2024, the scope of the Panel was expanded to cover all social housing policy, including measures related to the government’s commitment to deliver the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation. This expanded scope gives social housing tenants a stronger voice at national level.

Priorities

The Panel vote on their priority topics within social housing policy, with suggestions put forward by Panel members. Officials then look for opportunities for the Panel to influence policy as it is developed, reflecting those priorities.

Resident Panel reports

The Panel have taken part in the following activities capturing their views on important issues affecting their experiences of living in social housing:

Panel members

We want the membership of our Social Housing Resident Panel to represent the diversity of the country’s social housing population. The members of the panel have been selected with the aim of having a good mix of residents who live in different housing types covering England with representation from across a range of demographics and protected characteristics. This data reflects the breakdown of the Panel when recruited in 2022.

Updates to this page

Published 29 March 2022
Last updated 7 December 2023 show all updates
  1. Updated following publication of the second set of Resident Panel reports.

  2. Updated following publication of the Resident Panel reports.

  3. Page updated following the first meeting of the Panel.

  4. Updated following selection of the panel.

  5. Updated to include message about additional diversity and inclusion survey.

  6. First published.

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