All Outputs (4)

Lesbians, Gays, and Bisexuals Asset-based Welfare and Housing in Great Britain (2024)
Journal Article

The role of housing in providing a welfare asset has been widely explored. With the growth in home ownership between 1979 and 2008 and erosion of the welfare state, housing wealth has become part of the welfare mix in the UK. Here, we present analysi... Read More about Lesbians, Gays, and Bisexuals Asset-based Welfare and Housing in Great Britain.

Pride and Purpose: reflections on timebanking practice for fostering social networks in wellbeing improvement schemes (2020)
Journal Article

This paper explores the relationship between social capital and a community initiative known as timebanking. Its purpose is to offer a more critical account of the literature to date, which suggests timebanking generates improved health outcomes beca... Read More about Pride and Purpose: reflections on timebanking practice for fostering social networks in wellbeing improvement schemes.

Local People rebuilding their communities – an exploration of Welsh time banking (2012)
Journal Article

Drawing on previous research, this paper explores the development of the 'Welsh' model of time banking: its history, practice and association with co-production. Attention is given to a critical evaluation of this model as regards community and parti... Read More about Local People rebuilding their communities – an exploration of Welsh time banking.

An Opportunity Lost? Exploring the benefits of the Child Trust Fund on youth transitions into adulthood (2011)
Journal Article

With the decision to abolish the Child Trust Fund announced by the Conservative/Liberal Democrat Coalition in May 2010, this paper explores what impact the abandonment of a unique policy innovation will have in relation to youth transitions: in so do... Read More about An Opportunity Lost? Exploring the benefits of the Child Trust Fund on youth transitions into adulthood.