Digital poverty and housing inequality

The link between digital poverty and broader socio-economic inequalities is clear, and it is widely acknowledged within academic and grey literature that people experiencing poverty are more likely to be digitally excluded than people with higher incomes. There is also recognition within the literature that there is a relationship between particular housing types and digital exclusion, yet few studies have examined the dynamics of relationship in detail. This report builds upon the limited existing knowledge of precisely how housing inequalities are linked to digital poverty. The report draws on focus groups with experts from the housing and digital inclusion sectors, and considers some of the key ways in which different aspects of housing inequality shape experiences of digital poverty