By Hannah Absalom In this piece, Hannah Absalom considers the connection between behavioural science and psychological perspectives on poverty, in relation to her research on nudging in the social housing sector. Behavioural insights tend to be perceived as a distant and elitist approach to policy making. Behavioural policy that targets those on the lowest incomes … Continue reading “Contextualising Poverty in Social Housing Practice – Ideas for Change”
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Critical reflections on social purpose and the bottom line: implications for wellbeing in housing
Reflecting on Caroline’s article published in Social housing Matters here about if we have a social purpose in social housing, or whether it is a myth, inspired this short article. This article is inspired by how my research participants for my PhD thesis talked about social purpose, or more accurately when reflecting on conversations with … Continue reading “Critical reflections on social purpose and the bottom line: implications for wellbeing in housing”
Let’s Talk About Poverty, by Hannah Absalom
On Tuesday 16th March, a national conference was hosted by HQN and Hough Bellis called ‘Hard Times – the HQN Poverty Conference’. It was particularly significant in clearly focussing on poverty and connecting research with practice. I was asked to Chair the event which I was happy to do, as I believe we need to … Continue reading “Let’s Talk About Poverty, by Hannah Absalom”