Future implications from this research
- Consultation with expected or actual residents is valuable to ensure social inclusion at every stage of the building life cycle.
- Common facilities are a key feature to bring residents together, thus ensuring participation.
- Tenure or social “mix” does not by itself ensure social inclusion.
- Limited information or evidence of success was found concerning social inclusion for many of the specific vulnerable groups identified in the National Housing Strategy.
This report is part of the Research Insight series. Read the full report Developing Socially Inclusive Affordable Housing (PDF).
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