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Impacts and Social Action

Impacts and Social Action. 13 th June 2011 Daniel Lindsay. Vision and Aims. Shelter believes everyone should have a home. We help people find and keep a home. We campaign for decent housing for all. Make sure that people in housing need can access and keep a home.

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Impacts and Social Action

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  1. Impacts and Social Action 13th June 2011 Daniel Lindsay

  2. Vision and Aims Shelter believes everyone should have a home. We help people find and keep a home. We campaign for decent housing for all. • Make sure that people in housing need can access and keep a home. • Drive up the supply of affordable homes in places where people can thrive

  3. Shelter Services • In 2010/11, 89,300 clients received advice and/or support from Shelter’s services in England. • A national network of over 40 advice and support services • Shelter's free housing advice helpline • The CLG-funded National Homelessness Advice Service • Specialist services • Shelter's website

  4. Shelter Campaigns

  5. Getting our case heard • The importance of robust research • Challenge Government decisions not based on robust evidence • Highlight the impact on households • Provide a voice for those affected

  6. Shelter Tactics:

  7. Shelter and Academia • Engaging with housing experts • Project Advisory Boards • Commissioned independent research • Academic papers and outputs

  8. Shelter and Academia: Examples • Impact of Housing Benefits cuts • An independent assessment • Significant press coverage • Timely research and publication

  9. Shelter and Academia: Taking Stock • Longevity of research findings to inform future work

  10. Challenges • Academic awareness of the policy environment • Our awareness of research programmes • Distilling research findings into clear messages • Clarity on (potential) broader implications

  11. Opportunities • Widening access to academic research • Think pieces to test ideas • Knowledge exchange • Clearer and more transparent commissioning from Charities.

  12. Everyone should have a home

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