This paper presents a literature review of the field of social innovation and more specifically, using collaborative services to provide meaningful interventions for people in precarious living conditions. The way that we live in the city is shaped by the political and ideological assumptions. People who find themselves without a roof are those who tend to be more open to alternative ways of living. The unique cocreative perspective of social innovation provides a framework that can enable the re-engagement of people living in the periphery and their inclusion in every step of the decision-making process. At the same time the co-creation of new ways to live together can act as a catalyst for a more widespread societal change. Increased participation has the capacity to lead to a new kind of social policy, a more inclusive, bottom up democratic policy. In addition, the housing context offers a path towards a more resilient and sustainable transition towards societal interpersonal and environmental sustainability.