In this episode of Equality in Housing, hosts Gareth Young (UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence) and Pedro Cameron (Tenants Information Service) are joined by Dr Sacha Hasan, Assistant Professor of Human Geography at Heriot-Watt University.

Sacha's work centres around inclusive placemaking, just urbanism and wellbeing. In this conversation, our hosts speak with Sacha about a recent piece of work she has recently undertaken in partnership with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Specialist Learning Disability Services alongside housing associations exploring the barriers that people with complex needs face when accessing suitable homes in Scotland.

Podcast notes

• You can read Sacha's full report here and here's a link to Sacha's bio.
• Scotland's Housing to 2040 strategy
• Coming Home Implementation report
• Information about Dynamic Support Registers
• Information about the Independent Living Fund

In this episode of Equality in Housing, hosts Gareth Young (UK Centre for Housing Evidence) and Pedro Cameron (Tenants Information Service) are joined by Kai Jackson who authored ‘Is There a Seat at the Table?’ report in her capacity as Tpas Associate. Kai led on this work exploring the underrepresentation of ethnic minority tenants in formal engagement structures within the UK social housing sector.

In this episode we take a deep dive into the report to discuss the motivations behind the work and what Kai found. We discuss what tenant participation in England looks like at the moment and talk through what staff and residents feel about how well things are going.

You can find the report on the Tpas website here.

You can find out more about Kai’s work and connect with her on LinkedIn.

In this episode of Equality in Housing, hosts Gareth Young (UK Centre for Housing Evidence) and Pedro Cameron (Tenants Information Service) are joined by Professor Vikki McCall from the University of Stirling. Vikki shares insights from the Intersectional Stigma of Place-based Ageing (ISPA) project, a groundbreaking five-year study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

We explore the barriers older and disabled people face in housing and communities, from place-based stigma to the lack of accessible, well-designed home adaptations. Vikki discusses the power of co-production, with over 140 community peer researchers gathering real-life experiences to shape more inclusive policies. We also hear about the Inclusive Living Alliance, a coalition working to create practical, stigma-free housing solutions that benefit everyone.

Tune in for a thought-provoking discussion on why housing plays a crucial role in ageing well, and how better design, policy, and collaboration can create more inclusive communities for all.

● The ISPA project page can be found here.

● For more information on the Inclusive Living Alliance that is being developed, and how to get involved, click here.

● You can read more about Vikki’s ‘Designing homes for healthy cognitive ageing’ here.

● Invisible Creations were discussed as a new way of thinking about the visual impacts of home adaptations to help increase their uptake and reduce stigma.