Reshaping Temporary Accommodation for Young Disabled People
Peer-led research for housing justice in East and North-East London
Too often young disabled people in London are placed in poor quality, unsafe temporary accommodation (TA) with no say, no stability, and no accountability from the system. We’re working to change that.
We’re partnering with Disability Rights UK on a multi-year participatory action research (PAR) project, funded by Trust for London, to understand how temporary accommodation is affecting young disabled people. We’ll be working with young disabled people in East London to generate new knowledge and increase understanding of what can be done to improve the safety, quality, and accountability of temporary accommodation and ultimately prevent disabled people from being placed in TA in the first place.
What’s different about this research?
Peer researchers will from the very start help set the agenda, design the research, analyse the findings, and lead our campaigning efforts, speaking directly to councils, MPs, media and the wider public.
Led by Lived Experience
We’re working with paid peer researchers, young disabled people with direct experience of temporary accommodation, as equal partners throughout the project.
Rooted in Community
Our work focuses on the eight East London boroughs (Barking & Dagenham, City of London, Hackney, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, and Waltham Forest) where the need is urgent and the potential for change is high.
Action-Oriented
This research will lead to campaigning, advocacy, and policy engagement at local, regional, and national levels.
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If you’d like to learn more about our work, and how you can collaborate with us, please email research@toynbeehall.org.uk
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