The co-author of a government-commissioned report into council house building is one of a number of housing figures included in the Queen’s birthday honours list.

Inside housing reported the following achievements – well done everyone on the list an everyone who i works in housing

“Natalie Elphicke, chair of not-for-profit consultancy Million Homes, Million Lives and joint-author of the influential Elphicke-House Report – which was published earlier this year – will receive an OBE for services to housing.

Her report, which was co-written with Liberal Democrat councillor Keith House, said that councils should take on primary responsibility for housing delivery in their local area instead of being ‘sausage machines’ for planning decisions.

Jennifer Hawthorne, head of community cohesion at the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE), who will receive an OBE for services to housing, is also included on the list. Her colleague Alice Mills, assistant housing services manager at the NIHE, will receive an MBE for services to housing.

Elsewhere, there was an MBE for Colette McKune, deputy chief executive of newly-formed housing association ForViva, who is honoured for services to the community.

ForViva launched this month after a merger between City West Housing and Villages Housing Association.

Jennie Ferrigno, tenant board member and chair of Red Kite Community Housing, will receive a British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to Wycombe. She oversaw the transfer of council stock from Wycombe District Council to Red Kite in 2011.

Jill Coddington, a long-term board member of Cross Keys Homes, will receive an MBE for service to social housing, and Mark McLean, chief executive of Fold Housing Association, receives an OBE for services to housing.

James Jukes, founder of UK Homes 4 Heroes, a homelessness charity for ex-soldiers, receives an MBE for services to the homeless, as does James O’Connor, chief executive of Luton homelessness charity Noah Enterprise.

Also honoured for services to homelessness are Valerie Dodsworth, of a small homelessness charity in Norwich, and Catherine Rae, of the Albert Kennedy Trust, which helps young lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered homeless people.

Sharon Allen, Chief Executive of Skills for Care, was awarded an OBE for services to social care, homeless people and housing, while Irene Bannon, senior associate at consultancy Campbell Tickell, was awarded an MBE for services to tenant and residents rights”.