Research & Policy

The Research & Policy team are the innovation and systems-change arm of Justlife, who work to drive long-term, national change in the housing and homelessness sector. Our reports draw from the real-life experiences of temporary accommodation residents, lifting the lid on a side of homelessness that's often underrepresented in mainstream discourse, and offering solutions to improve the lives of not just the people we work with, but all those experiencing hidden homelessness across the country.

Hidden Homelessness Exposed: The Impact of COVID-19 on Single Homeless Households living in Temporary Accommodation

Unsupported Temporary Accommodation: Housing for single homeless households in Greater Manchester

Lifting the lid on hidden homelessness

Are Temporary Accommodation Boards feasible?

The Journey Home: Building a solution to Unsupported Temporary Accommodation

Not Home: The lives of hidden homeless households in unsupported temporary accommodation in England (2014)

Nowhere Fast: The Journey in and out of unsupported temporary accommodation (2016)

Manchester

The Justlife Centre

Providing a safe space and support for temporary accommodation residents across Greater Manchester to address their health, housing and wellbeing needs

Targeted Referrals

Ensuring that newly-released National Probation Service clients receive support throughout their stay in temporary accommodation

Mobile Justlife

Enabling more residents to access our support by taking our services to their doorsteps

Manchester Temporary Accommodation Action Group

We bring together all of the key temporary accommodation stakeholders in the city to improve the lives of the hidden homeless population

Publications & Reports

Striving to influence structural change by putting the real-life experiences of TA residents at the heart of policy recommendations

Temporary Accommodation Action Groups