bpha to become a FRIEND of the Stop Social Housing Stigma campaign
17 August 2026
We’re delighted that we are joining other organisations to become a FRIEND of the Stop Social Housing Stigma. A tenant led campaign that celebrates the value of social housing, challenging unfair stereotypes and eliminating discrimination against residents. Set up in 2017 to unite tenants, landlords, contractors and others. We’re looking forward to help support the work they do and help combat social housing stigma.
Research carried out showed that tenants felt stigma is widespread, structural, and deeply felt, with:
- Over two thirds (70%) of social housing tenants feel stigmatised living in social housing
- Over half (54%) feel stigmatised because of the actions of their landlords
- Over two-thirds (68%) consider the Government has done little or nothing to address stigma.
You can read what tenants told the campaign by visiting https://stopsocialhousingstigma.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Stigma-in-social-housing-what-tenants-told-us.pdf and to read the report in full visit https://stopsocialhousingstigma.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Widespread-structural-and-deeply-felt.pdf
To get involved and have your say on language used in social housing complete their short tenant and resident survey by 25 September 2026
To find out more about Stop Social Housing Stigma visit their website https://stopsocialhousingstigma.org/
