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| Homeshare - an inter-generational solution to housing and support needs | | Author(s) | Alex Fox |
| Journal title | Housing, Care and Support, vol 13, no 3, October 2010 |
| Pages | pp 21-26 |
| Source | http://www.pierprofessional.com/hcsflyer/index.h |
| Keywords | Housing [elderly] ; Self help organisations ; Independent housing ; Living with others. |
| Annotation | In Homeshare, a person who needs some help to live independently in their own home is matched with someone who has a housing need and can provide a little support. It is a bartering relationship specifically excluding payment. Its aim is to extend and facilitate the sort of informal relationships that can occur naturally and to make it safe and accessible to a wider range of people. This article describes how Homeshare works, including how it is financed and how it manages risk. It looks at the benefits to individuals, communities and the state and outlines some of the local factors that can affect the success of Homeshare programmes. At the moment there are only eleven Homeshare programmes in six locations across the UK, but a large range of similar services world-wide. Examples of successful schemes are described. Argues that more evidence is needed to explore the value of Homeshare in improving outcomes and generating efficiencies by reducing use of residential care, emergency services and health services. The potential of Homeshare to make higher education more affordable for students from modest income families and to ease recruitment difficulties faced by public services in areas of expensive accommodation is highlighted. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-110718001 A |
| Classmark | KE: PQ: KL: KA |
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