TY - BOOK AU - Croucher, Karen AU - Quilgars, Deborah AU - Dyke, Alison TI - Housing and life experiences: making a home on a low income PY - 2018/// PB - Joseph Rowntree Foundation KW - Housing Affordability KW - United Kingdom N1 - KEYWORDS: Poverty, housing quality, UK N2 - This report provides a detailed analysis of the interaction between poverty and housing across the lifecourse. It was designed as a qualitative longitudinal panel study and involved 72 participants all living in households where the total household income was less than the Minimum Income Standard, in six different areas across the UK. Analysis focused on housing histories, current housing, and housing changes. The study shows how good and stable housing can mitigate poverty and support life events. It also documents the difficulties in trying to make and sustain a home in an increasingly expensive and constrained housing system UR - https://www.jrf.org.uk/report/housing-and-life-experiences-making-home-low-income ER -