Rehousing older social housing tenants: a mixed-methods study

Abstract

Background In the context of a social housing crisis, partly caused by insufficient affordable homes, the UK must meet the housing needs of an ageing population. Rehousing schemes run by social housing providers are an important means to support older (>55 years) tenants to move to appropriate homes. Hackney Council (London, UK) runs or supports many of these schemes. This study aims to assess how well the schemes are working by exploring the processes involved and their health-related outcomes. Methods In this mixed-methods study, we interviewed practice-based stakeholders who work across four rehousing schemes in Hackney. A postal survey was delivered to older social housing tenants who had moved through one of the schemes. Responses to the survey questions were analysed in Excel. A photovoice component (ie, photographs taken by participants that were discussed in interviews and focus groups) of survey respondents captured their experiences of being rehoused and its health-related effects. Written consent was obtained from all participants. Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethics Committee of the University of Cambridge School of the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Aboriginal controlled social housing

“…This response rate is comparable to response rates in AHV’s own renter satisfaction survey which returned response rates of between, 17% and 27% in recent years [ 42 – 44 ]. Similar low response rates have been reported in research with social housing tenants internationally [ 45 – 47 ]. The low survey response rate can also be understood in the context of being conducted through repeated and lengthy COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns which added to the stressors for Aboriginal peoples living in social housing.…”