Homeshare Partnership Programme Evaluation

Research published in May 2018 by Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales and the Big Lottery Fund, revealed how intergenerational homesharing can help reduce loneliness and isolation, improve wellbeing and address the lack of affordable housing options. The homeshare model is based on trust and friendship, allowing people to ‘live well’ within their chosen communities.

The evaluation, commissioned by SCIE and conducted by Traverse, looked at what works to develop a sustainable homeshare scheme, through:

The evaluation found that the homeshare model:

The evaluation was funded by Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales (LBF) and the Big Lottery Fund (BLF), who have collectively invested £2m in the Homeshare Partnership programme. The programme included supporting the set up of homeshare schemes at eight sites in England and Scotland, to test and develop the model. Further details about these sites are provided in the report

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Video summarising key aspects of this work

Homeshare matches young people needing a place to live with older people with a spare room who need a helping hand at home.

Meet some of our homesharers and see what they have to say about their experiences.


 

About homeshare in the UK