In this blog, we are delighted to welcome Isra Sulevani to share her own experiences of being involved in a recent research project Living with Housing Insecurity.
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Thousands of students in Scotland at risk of homelessness
Thousands of students across Scotland are at risk of homelessness and unable to access the right housing in the country's biggest cities, according to a new report co-authored by the University of Glasgow. The report for the Cross Party Group on Housing says there is...
Home and homelessness in the hostile environment: a view from Sheffield
Holly Rooke (PhD Candidate at the University of Sheffield and member of South Yorkshire Migration and Asylum Action Group) and Aso Mohammadi (Kurdish journalist and migration researcher). As with many other parts of the country, Sheffield is experiencing a significant...
Stories from the archive: how oral histories can shed light on LGBTQIA+ people’s experiences of home and housing (part two)
Presenting stories from the OurStory Scotland Archive OurStory Scotland is an LGBTQIA+ community-led, voluntary and charitable organisation that exists to collect, archive, present and celebrate the life stories and experiences of fellow LGBTQ+ people living in...
A struggle for a place to call home: Glasgow student housing
For students in Glasgow, the 2022-23 academic year was a battle against a surprising enemy: finding a place to live. A severe lack of suitable and affordable student housing left many students struggling. In 2023, Road to Home conducted a research project on Student...
CaCHE 2023 Recap
As we bid farewell to 2023, Prof Ken Gibb, Director of CaCHE, reflects on a year of transition, collaboration and opportunity before looking ahead to what’s in store in the new year. CaCHE has been busy internally and externally over 2023, the first full year of our...
Is queer theory relevant to LGBTQ+ homelessness?
Housing is a field known for its ‘wicked problems’. Wicked problems are those that are difficult to solve. They are often very poorly defined, and it is usually hard to work out whose responsibility it is to deal with them. They make us uncomfortable. But they are...
What don’t we know about LGBTQ+ homelessness (and how you can help us address that)
Dr Edith England (Cardiff Metropolitan University) and Dr Neil Turnbull (Cardiff University) are currently surveying LGBTQ+ people to better understand their housing experiences. In this blog, Edith and Neil highlight the gaps in research on LGBTQ+ homelessness,...
The consequences of erasing LGBT2+ people from narratives of homelessness
Rae Rosenberg (he/him) is a Lecturer in the School of GeoSciences at the University of Edinburgh. He holds a Ph.D. in Critical Human Geography from York University and his work explores the contestations of living and forms of resistance amongst multiply-marginalized...
Home is a place we should feel safe: what stonewall housing has learnt in 40 years supporting LGBT+ people facing homelessness and unsafe housing
Stonewall Housing celebrates 40 years of supporting LGBTQ+ individuals facing homelessness and unsafe housing, emphasizing the need for a safe and inclusive home environment for all. Through their services, advocacy, and training, Training Lead Alexandra Duffy sheds...