Deepening Social Inclusion through Housing Interventions
This Area of Inquiry addresses the data gaps in housing needs for vulnerable populations in New Brunswick, focusing on people with disabilities, newcomers, seniors, and female-led households. It will develop inclusive housing needs assessments and identify promising practices for social inclusion. This Area will also investigate the experiences of those on community housing waitlists to inform policies that reduce housing instability.
Area Leads
University of New Brunswick
Julia’s research explores employment and housing as social determinants of physical and mental health, addiction and wellbeing. Her work investigates the effectiveness of publicly funded rehousing and housing loss prevention interventions on health and housing outcomes, employment and income.
University of New Brunswick
Tobin’s research is community-engaged, blending critical policy ethnography, archival research, and arts-informed approaches to make visible the impacts of Canadian social policy for people living at the intersection of disability, socio-economic poverty, and housing precarity, and to chart new opportunities for positive change. She is currently working on a number of projects related to housing, disability and poverty.
Key Co-Investigators
Lead Community Partners
The Ministry of Social Development is responsible for community housing management and development in New Brunswick.
Inclusion New Brunswick advocates for and empowers New Brunswickers with intellectual and developmental disabilities.