Policy

Lived expertise (LE) is a valuable form of expertise that can lead to more effective policymaking. Existing research points to important mechanisms for where and how to include LE. In this article, we bring the discussions together and ground them in the Canadian case of homelessness.

On 8 December 2023, the Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee Act 2023 (the Act) received Royal Assent, establishing the Economic Inclusion…

Australia, like most developed countries, has promoted homeownership as an express housing policy goal for many decades. Domestically and internationally,…

This study describes a method for program and product evaluation that people with lived experience of homelessness can use to determine the value of new offerings and then design improvements based on their evaluation.
We thus use actor-network theory (ANT) concepts to develop a multi-level conceptualisation of resilience, arguing that ‘housing resilience’ unfolds on five levels. We then demonstrated the robustness of this conceptualisation by mobilising it as a lens for an analysis, starting with 11 state-level housing policies in Australia.
Despite law changes allowing for more housing to be built in established single-family housing areas, not much has changed in many cities. What’s going on, and what’s getting in the way of us actually building more houses?
This paper does not cast aspersions but seeks to ascertain whether some of these children can be rehabilitated through inclusive education.
This research explores the complex interaction between the Specialist Disability Accommodation program and the social housing sector, including participants’ experience of accessing these homes and the extent to which the homes are equipped with assistive technology.