From November 2022 to November 2024, we delivered our project for London-based community groups supporting people in temporary accommodation to address their legal problems. This project was delivered in partnership with the Public Interest Law Centre (PILC).
We delivered two public legal education (PLE) courses which included the following modules:
- Basics of tenancies and other housing agreements,
- Dealing with local authorities in the context of homelessness,
- Living in temporary accommodation, and
- How to apply for social housing.
Each module consisted of a short video, available on our YouTube channel, and an online interactive workshop to help participants build skills and confidence in applying relevant sections of the law through group exercises and experience sharing. We also developed a new module and its accompanying video on How to apply for social housing.
After each PLE course, we organised two specialist follow-up sessions for our training participants, in partnership with the PILC, to explore strategic issues, systemic problems and roots to triage. We also created an information guide about the rights of people in Emergency and temporary accommodation.
Evaluation
Our evaluation report examines the main themes arising from participants from these workshops and showcases the impact of this work amongst grassroots and community groups.
