Housing Needs Assessment
Current conditions, affordability strain, and future needs across the community.
5 questions · 1 page · about 2 minutes to answer · fully editable after you start
Housing strategies built on census lag miss the strain happening now. This assessment measures current reality: condition and suitability of homes, the honest affordability question (share of income on housing), overcrowding and accessibility needs, and near-future risk – who expects to be forced to move and why.
It asks for no name or contact details, and strain admits itself only in private, so collect it through an anonymous link, which saves no IP address with a response and ties no response to an invitation. The expects-to-move-because answers are the leading indicator every housing officer wishes they had a year earlier.
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Your housing situation
This survey asks about your current housing and what you need. Your answers help us understand local housing needs and plan for them. It takes about 2 minutes. If you need help with a specific matter, please contact us directly, as this form may not be read straight away.
Q1.Your current housing*
- Own outright
- Own with mortgage
- Private rent
- Social housing
- Living with family
- Insecure or temporary
Q2.Roughly what share of household income goes to housing?
- Under a quarter
- A quarter to a third
- A third to half
- More than half
- Prefer not to say
Q3.Does your home meet your needs for...
| No | Partly | Yes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Space for the household | |||
| State of repair | |||
| Accessibility (stairs, bathroom) | |||
| Heating affordability |
Q4.In the next two years, do you expect housing pressure to force a move?
- Certainly not
- Probably not
- Possibly
- Probably
- Certainly
Q5.What housing option is missing in this area for people like you?
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