Client: Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru

Research and drafting of briefing on rural homelessness in Wales.
Output: Rural Homelessness in Wales (2008, CIH Cymru) - online at http://www.cih.org/cymru/policy/briefs.htm

Client: Welsh Local Government Association

Research, development and drafting of handbook on homelessness for elected members.
Output: Homelessness Handbook for Members (2007, WLGA) - online at http://www.wlga.gov.uk/english/equalities-social-justice-publications/wlga-homelessness-handbook-for-members/

Client: Community Housing Cymru/Welsh Local Government Association

Research, development and drafting of toolkit on partnership working between local authorities and housing associations in relation to preventing, tackling and responding to homelessness.
Output: Making Headway (2007, CHC/WLGA) - online at http://www.chcymru.org.uk/policy/makingheadway.html

Client: Cardiff City Council

Preparation and facilitation of focus groups with applicants on Cardiff City Council's waiting list and with those who are currently homeless, to gather feedback and views on the Council's proposed new Allocations Policy.
Output: report and issues for consideration by the Council (2006)

Client: Caerphilly County Borough Council

Support for development of housing options approach.
Output: housing options manual, leaflets for service users and service directory (2006)

Client: Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council

Review of allocations policy, including interviews with staff, tenant representatives and other agencies.
Output: review report, lettings strategy and policy, nomination agreement and lettings plan (2005)

Client: Carmarthenshire County Borough Council

Review of allocations policy and procedures, including interviews with staff, tenant representatives and other agencies.
Output: review report (2004)

Client: Welsh Assembly Government

Research to review the implementation of the homelessness legislation by local authorities in Wales and to make recommendations.
Published Output: Review of the Implementation of the Homelessness Legislation Housing Research Report HRR 1/04 (2004)
http://new.wales.gov.uk/topics/housingandcommunity/research/housing/homelessnesslegislation/?lang=en

Client: City and County of Swansea

An evaluation of Eastside Home Choice pilot, a choice-based lettings pilot scheme in a small area of low demand estate in Swansea.
Published Output: Smith R. and Stirling T. Eastside Home Choice: evaluation of the first six months (2002)

Client: Chartered Institute of Housing

Research across the UK to develop good practice briefings on lettings and homelessness.
Published Output: Sustainable Lettings (2001) http://www.cih.org/publications/pub59200.htm
Strategic Approaches to Homelessness (2002) http://www.cih.org/publications/pub59240.htm

Client: Cyngor Gwynedd Council

A feasibility study for a common housing register between Cyngor Gwynedd and partner housing associations involving local research of effective practice in common housing registers.
Published Output: A common housing register for Gwynedd: A feasibility study for Cyngor, Gwynedd Council, Cymdeithas Tai Clwyd, Cydeithas Tai Eryri and North Wales Housing Association (2002)

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