
Tenant Engagement in Irish Social Housing
This report discusses best practice in tenant engagement across Europe and makes recommendations for the Irish social housing sector.
Our work on homelessness has included evaluations of Housing First initiatives and family hubs and economic evaluations of homelessness interventions.
In housing, we have a large body of work on social housing, including the development of a measurement framework for new developments and the use of brain health principles in social housing management.
This report discusses best practice in tenant engagement across Europe and makes recommendations for the Irish social housing sector.
Focus Ireland – Ireland’s largest homelessness agency - commissioned Just Economics to conduct a qualitative evaluation of its first year of implementing peer support work.
Respond, an Approved Housing Body (AHB) in Ireland, commissioned Just Economics to undertake 2-year evaluation of its non-housing services and develop a good practice guide for social landlords.
In 2022, three of the largest Approved Housing Bodies in Ireland– Clúid Housing, Respond and Circle VHA – commissioned Just Economics to identify common outcomes across the sector and a methodology for measuring those outcomes and determining social impact.
In 2017, Britain was in the grip of a housing and homelessness crisis and London boroughs such as Haringey experienced alarming increases in the numbers of people sleeping rough in the preceeding years.
Emmaus Communities offer homeless people companionship, a place to live and work, and an opportunity to integrate back into mainstream society.
Golden Lane Housing (GLH) was established as an independent national charity by Mencap to help tackle the problems that people with a learning disability face when trying to finding a home.