The Housing Corporation is committed to providing good quality affordable housing and ensuring that neighbourhoods provide a positive sense of belonging and identity for residents. We recognise that housing provides a key foundation for neighbourhoods and communities, while access to employment, education, health services and trust in public institutions also impact on people’s sense of belonging to their surroundings.

This strategy sets out the Housing Corporation’s vision for achieving community cohesion. We have also sponsored a new edition of the Chartered Institute of Housing publication Community Cohesion and Housing: A Good Practice Guide to complement this strategy.