ORCID
- Richard Yarwood: 0000-0002-7843-3928
Abstract
Tenancy sustainment is fundamental to a sustainable exit from homelessness. Although growing attention has been placed on housing outcomes, there is limited research on the maintenance of a settled home following homelessness. The aim of this study was to understand the process for individuals as they transitioned from services to sustained tenancies from an occupational science perspective. A constructivist grounded theory study was conducted with people who had experienced multiple exclusion homelessness. Interviews using reflexive photography were carried out with individuals (N = 29) from three cities in the UK and Ireland. ‘Making a home’ was the core process identified in tenancy sustainment. It highlighted the significance of everyday activities and routines in enabling participants to personalise the tenancy, develop their identity as tenants, and maintain daily routines and roles to support it. An occupational perspective can enhance understanding of tenancy sustainment following homelessness.
DOI Link
Publication Date
2021-06-15
Publication Title
Housing Studies
Volume
38
Issue
7
ISSN
0267-3037
Acceptance Date
2021-05-11
Deposit Date
2021-08-31
Embargo Period
2021-09-01
Funding
Leonie Boland would like to acknowledge the funding received from the Catherine Mounter Scholarship, University of Plymouth.
Keywords
occupational science, Tenancy sustainment, housing stability, homelessness
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
First Page
1239
Last Page
1259
Recommended Citation
Boland, L., Yarwood, R., & Bannigan, K. (2021) '‘Making a home’: an occupational perspective on sustaining tenancies following homelessness', Housing Studies, 38(7), pp. 1239-1259. Available at: 10.1080/02673037.2021.1935757
