This report, commissioned by the Housing Agency, is part of a series of three studies examining housing issues for people with disabilities, to inform the Housing Strategy for People with a Disability. The report is a review of good practice models in the provision of housing and related supports, and identifies four cornerstones of good practice: housing design, planned response to need, inter-agency co-operation and effective information provision.
This report by the Housing Agency provides an evaluation of the housing adaptation grant schemes for older people and people with a disability to examine the effectiveness of the new schemes and to make recommendations for any necessary improvements.
This provides the results from the 2010 National Housing Development Survey. The rationale for this survey was to establish a proper evidence base for action by Government and local authorities in relation to unfinished housing developments.
This report was produced by the Housing Agency on behalf of the Residential Tenancies Board. This research examines students' experiences of the private rented sector, and includes the results of a survey of over 1,300 students.
This report, commissioned by the Centre for Housing Research is a Strategic Review which examines: current policy and provision under the voluntary and co-operative housing investment programme and future policy and direction of the voluntary and co-operative housing investment programme.
This paper, prepared by the Centre for Housing Research, provides an analysis of the policy options available in relation to revised minimum standards regulations in the private rented sector.
This is the third in a series of three reports produced as part of a Traveller Accommodation Study by the Centre for Housing Research. These good practice guidelines make a number of suggestions for improving and adopting good practice in the management and maintenance of Traveller-specific accommodation, and also to suggest some ways forward to achieve a more consistent practice and delivery context at local level, using quality of life considerations as a guide.
This is the second in a series of three reports produced as part of a Traveller Accommodation Study by the Centre for Housing Research. Traveller accommodation is a difficult area for local authorities to get right. Traveller families’ needs and preferences vary, can be difficult to clarify and if clear can be difficult to realise. Accessing appropriate sites throws up challenges; likewise the design and planning stages, construction, on-going management and maintenance, and inter-agency co-operation. A core feature of this work has been the development and application of an indicator system to measure various aspects of Traveller accommodation provision. It is hoped that the indicator system might provide a framework on which national standards could be developed and agreed.
This is the first in a series of three reports produced as part of a Traveller Accommodation Study. This report reviews Traveller accommodation policy and practice in Ireland. It also refers to relevant European and UK developments that indirectly inform the Irish context and introduces the concept of quality of life.
This Poverty Impact Assessment was carried out by the Centre for Housing Research. For the poverty impact assessment process, over 550 stakeholders were invited to attend one of two consultation events where they had the opportunity to comment on a draft summary of the proposed strategy.
