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Greater Manchester Social Housing Quality Fund: Tenant Research (2024)
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Sherriff, G., Kelly, S., Martin, P., & Pink, J. (2024). Greater Manchester Social Housing Quality Fund: Tenant Research. Greater Manchester Combined Authority

The Social Housing Quality Fund

The University of Salford have conducted social research in order to provide insights on the implementation and impact of the Greater Manchester Social Housing Quality Fund (SHQF). With a particular focus on damp, m... Read More about Greater Manchester Social Housing Quality Fund: Tenant Research.

Non-take-up of benefits at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic (2021)
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Baumberg Geiger, B., Scullion, L., Summers, K., Martin, P., Lawler, C., Edmiston, D., …de Vries, R. (2021). Non-take-up of benefits at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic

The benefits system – particularly Universal Credit (UC) – has played a major role in Britain’s COVID-19 response, and it is no surprise that there has been an emphasis on how well it has responded.
Most experts so far have suggested that UC has per... Read More about Non-take-up of benefits at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

At the edge of the safety net : unsuccessful benefits claims at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic - Welfare at a (Social) Distance Rapid Report #3 (2020)
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Geiger, B., Scullion, L., Summers, K., Martin, P., Lawler, C., Edmiston, D., …de Vries, R. (2020). At the edge of the safety net : unsuccessful benefits claims at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic - Welfare at a (Social) Distance Rapid Report #3

There has been much scrutiny of the British benefits system during COVID-19, and most experts agree that the benefits system has performed well, even if historic weaknesses remain. Yet little attention has been paid to those who start a claim that is... Read More about At the edge of the safety net : unsuccessful benefits claims at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic - Welfare at a (Social) Distance Rapid Report #3.

Reshaping health services and fuel poverty in the Outer Hebrides (2020)
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Sherriff, G., Lawler, C., Martin, P., Butler, D., Probin, M., & Brown, P. (2020). Reshaping health services and fuel poverty in the Outer Hebrides

Gluasad Còmhla (Moving Together) started in March 2018 with support or grant from the European Social Fund Aspiring Communities Fund. The project built on the existing practice of Tighean Innse Gall (TIG) and other partners in the Outer Hebrides, to... Read More about Reshaping health services and fuel poverty in the Outer Hebrides.

Erneley Close passive house retrofit : resident experiences and building performance in retrofit to passive house standard (2018)
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Sherriff, G., Martin, P., & Roberts, B. (2018). Erneley Close passive house retrofit : resident experiences and building performance in retrofit to passive house standard

In May 2015, Eastlands Housing (now One Manchester) completed work on its retrofit to PassivHaus equivalent (EnerPHit) standard of 32 social housing flats in two blocks in Erneley Close, in the Manchester area Gorton. With a budget of £3.1 million, i... Read More about Erneley Close passive house retrofit : resident experiences and building performance in retrofit to passive house standard.

Supporting Roma Voices (2016)
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Brown, P., Allen, D., Czureja, S., Dinu, L., Glowacki, S., Hesk, G., …Rostas, T. (2016). Supporting Roma Voices

The Supporting Roma Voice project has aimed to
address emerging knowledge gaps in the way in
which the inclusion of migrant Roma in the UK is
being addressed. Specifically, research by Brown,
Scullion and Martin (2013) identified a demand
from p... Read More about Supporting Roma Voices.

Destination integration : Third Country Nationals in the north of England (summary report) (2015)
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Ahmed, A., Brown, P., Duda-Mikulin, E., Martin, P., & Scullion, L. (2015). Destination integration : Third Country Nationals in the north of England (summary report)

Integration Up North research is part of a wider project led by Migration Yorkshire (the regional migration partnership for Yorkshire and the Humber region), which aims to gain a better understanding of Third Country Nationals' (TCN) integration expe... Read More about Destination integration : Third Country Nationals in the north of England (summary report).

Destination integration : Third country nationals in the north of England [final report] (2015)
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Ahmed, A., Brown, P., Duda-Mikulin, E., Martin, P., & Scullion, L. (2015). Destination integration : Third country nationals in the north of England [final report]

Integration Up North research is part of a wider project led by Migration Yorkshire (the regional migration partnership for Yorkshire and the Humber region), which aims to gain a better understanding of Third Country Nationals' (TCN) integration expe... Read More about Destination integration : Third country nationals in the north of England [final report].

Rights, responsibilities and redress? Research on policy and practice for Roma inclusion in ten Member States (2015)
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Brown, P., Dwyer, P., Martin, P., Scullion, L., & Turley, H. (2015). Rights, responsibilities and redress? Research on policy and practice for Roma inclusion in ten Member States

Roma MATRIX (Mutual Action Targeting Racism,
Intolerance and Xenophobia) was a two year
project (2013-2015) co-funded by the European
Union’s Fundamental Rights and Citizenship
Programme. The project involved ten European
Member States (Bulgaria... Read More about Rights, responsibilities and redress? Research on policy and practice for Roma inclusion in ten Member States.

Migrant Roma in the United Kingdom: population size and experiences of local authorities and partners
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Brown, P., Scullion, L., & Martin, P. Migrant Roma in the United Kingdom: population size and experiences of local authorities and partners

The overall objective of this study was to provide an evidence-base with the aim of informing a more comprehensive and accurate
development of measures to support the inclusion of migrant Roma in the UK. There were two specific objectives:
1. To ob... Read More about Migrant Roma in the United Kingdom: population size and experiences of local authorities and partners.

The importance of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Armed Forces Champions
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Scullion, L., Pardoe, J., Martin, P., Young, D., & Hynes, C. (2024). The importance of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Armed Forces Champions. DWP

Introduction In 2010, as part of its commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) introduced the role of dedicated Armed Forces Champion (AFC), an initiative that was augmented in 2021. The purpose of this briefi... Read More about The importance of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Armed Forces Champions.