The University of Stirling, funded by the Forces in Mind Trust, are undertaking a project called Working Together which aims to research housing for people who have left the armed forces…
The research will:
- examine what works (and what doesn’t work) for people leaving the armed forces
- examine the ways in which the organisations involved can work better together
- provide useful guidance for organisations, practitioners and policy-makers
- explore what can be learned from the different housing systems in different parts of the UK
There are many individual housing challenges for service personnel leaving the forces. For some it is a lot easier than others. Available data suggests that ex-forces personnel are not over-represented in the homeless population but there is evidence that they are more likely to experience the more extreme forms of homelessness. For many, getting to grips with a complex civilian housing system is very difficult.