The housing crisis is to be the subject of a major new Commission launched today by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby.

Together we can ensure that no one suffers the injustice of poor housing.

FEATURE / The theologian Stephen Backhouse writes about how the Archbishop of Canterbury's Commission on Housing, Church and Community is seeking to express a distinctly Christian vision of housing and community.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has warned of the ‘challenge to the soul’ of the Church of England posed by a landmark report calling on the Church to lead by example in solving the housing crisis.

NEWS / Update from the Commission

The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have today announced a new commission aimed at developing a radical and inspiring vision, drawing on Christian theology and tradition, that reimagines care and support.

Church Commissioners’ response to the report and highlights the Church Commissioners’ experience in housebuilding on its land.

The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have today announced a new commission to explore what support families and households need to flourish in today’s society.

FEATURE / Academics, theologians and housing experts are meeting over an 18-month period to examine how the Church of England can build on its own work in housing and contribute to the national debate on policy. Charlie Arbuthnot, chair of the Archbishop of Canterbury's Commission on Housing, Church and Community, writes about a visit by Commission members to Newham, in east London to listen to the experiences of people directly affected by the housing crisis and those working to tackle the problem.

The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have established Commissions which have as their remit consideration of aspects of life in England today and the role that the Church of England has to play.