Shaping Housing Futures: young residents using peer research in housing to make the invisible visible

The final report of last year’s phase of Young Residents in Partnership is now published: Shaping Housing Futures: young residents using peer research in housing to make the invisible visible. Shaping Housing Futures is one of the outputs of the peer research project in which six peer researchers (consisting of both young residents and young people) addressed the research question:

“How do young people take leadership roles in influencing strategy and decision-making in Housing Associations and impact local housing services?”

In doing so, the peer researchers designed a survey, led focus groups with young residents and interviewed colleagues from MTVH, Hyde and Clarion, including their CEO’s and senior leadership.

This report highlights key findings from both speaking with young residents as well as with housing sector professionals and provides recommendations based on these, designed by the peer research team, such as:

“Create a youth voice representation structure that is integrated in decision-making processes at every level of organisation.”

Young residents who are often not tenants or leaseholders are not written into housing policy or reflected within wider strategies of housing associations. MTVH, Clarion and Hyde wanted to review collectively where young people’s needs, voices and leadership could be embedded across their services.

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