Housing & Neighbourhoods

Introduction

SHUSU has a long and established reputation in the field of housing and neighbourhoods built up over decades of work.

Our work on identifying the housing needs of older people, diverse communities and homeless populations has led to real-world impacts in how policies are developed and practice is implemented. We have produced toolkits for central government departments, executive agencies and regional bodies. We produce in-depth reports that present robust analyses of housing and neighbourhood issues at the intersection of the policy context, organisational delivery and individual voices. Our work in this area builds on these strong foundations and includes projects that focus on:

• The relationship between welfare and housing
• Global housing and the transfer of knowledge between countries
• Diversity and housing
• Environments of ageing
• Homelessness
• Community safety
• Social relations in neighbourhoods
• Digital housing
• Regeneration

We also work on housing quality (e.g. mould and damp) and energy and fuel poverty. These outputs can be found under our Sustainability and Society theme.

Below are our project reports and other outputs. Our researchers are also active in publishing in academic journals and contributing to research and practice conferences and events. You can find these contributions under their individual staff profiles.

Projects

• Developing Age-Friendly Communities in an emergent Post Pandemic World
• The ‘A Place to Call Home Commission’: Tackling Homelessness in Salford
• Equality, Inclusion & Cohesion Standards: An interactive tool for Housing Associations
• Neighbouring Conversations

Projects with a focus on homelessness

• Post-implementation evaluation of the homelessness part of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014
• No Second Night Out: Derby City & Derbyshire
• Nowhere safe to stay
• No Second Night Out and Gate Buddies
• No Second Night Out and Street Buddies
• Right time, right place? An evaluation of the Individual Budget approach to tackling rough sleeping in Wales

Projects with a focus on housing

• Exploring the housing needs of migrant workers in Harlow and Broxbourne
• Greater Manchester Empty Homes Knowledge Transfer Partnership

Projects with Gypsy & Traveller communities

• Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Needs Assessments (GTAAs)
• A review of successful site provision for Scotland’s Gypsies/Travellers
• Assessing local authorities’ progress in meeting the accommodation needs of Gypsy and Traveller communities in Scotland
• East Sussex and Brighton & Hove Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment