Housing and homelessness
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.
Evaluating Peer Support Work
Focus Ireland – Ireland’s largest homelessness agency - commissioned Just Economics to conduct a qualitative evaluation of its first year of implementing peer support work.
Good Practice Guide for Housing Services
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.
The social impact of Approved Housing Bodies in Ireland
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.
Evaluation of a Brain Health Village
Haringey Rough Sleeper's Programme
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
Emmaus Communities offer homeless people companionship, a place to live and work, and an opportunity to integrate back into mainstream society.
Golden Lane Housing
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.