We’ve been asked by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to provide regular reports about the impacts of the economic downturn on rural businesses, employment and households.

Topics: credit-crunch rural-economies recession market-towns rural-places financial-inclusion affordable-housing employment housing rural-experience 

Another of our on-going work streams, this programme focuses particularly on the needs of rural areas suffering from economic under-performance and to seek employment-related solutions on skills, migrant workers and young people...

Topics: housing credit-crunch rural-economies rural economies empowerment recession commission migrant-workers rural-places financial-inclusion 

This project helps the Rural Advocate, Rev. Dr. Stuart Burgess, keep in touch with issues affecting rural communities, businesses and individuals, particularly those suffering disadvantage.

Topics: rural-advocate young-people commission fuel-poverty rural-governance transport rural-places major-life-events economic-wellbeing rural-economies 

Housing in rural areas, and particularly the availability of affordable housing, is a critical issue, and a key issue for the CRC.

Topics: housing state-of-the-countryside rural-communities rural-economies commission rural-places affordable-housing recession rural-experience sustainable-communities 

Planning in rural areas is about balancing the many demands on, and needs of, rural communities...

Topics: rural-experience planning coastal-areas climate-change rural-proofing commission rural-places sustainable-communities affordable-housing older-people 

Our project following up the recommendations of the Affordable Rural Housing Commission (ARHC) has a comprehensive programme of work associated with it.

Topics: affordable-housing rural-places rural-governance rural-economies housing rural-experience affordable-housing parish-plans 

What's the future for rural communities in the context of changing demographic, environmental and land use pressures, including housing, planning and transport?

Topics: rural-places rural-proofing sustainable-communities affordable-housing planning credit-crunch recession rural-economies transport housing 

Our national inquiry into rural housing began in July 2005, in response to Government setting up the Affordable Rural Housing Commission. We wanted to make sure the views and concerns of rural people and businesses were heard and listened to by Government...

Topics: rural-places rural-services access-to-services transport affordable-housing housing