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Preventing homelessness and sustaining tenancies in the private rented sector: scoping project

A scoping project to inform innovation in future service delivery around accessing and sustaining tenancies in the private rented sector by understanding the practical support needs of low income private tenants

September 2020

Housing Rights secured funding from the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) to undertake a scoping project to inform innovation in future service delivery around accessing and sustaining tenancies in the private rented sector (PRS) by understanding the practical support needs of low income private tenants. This research was carried out to address that requirement.

There is a pressing need to improve service delivery in the area of tenancy sustainment for low income PRS households. This scoping project aims to provide a better understanding of the needs of this group, to harness the expertise of frontline practitioners working in this area and to assess best practice initiatives which work elsewhere