Investigating the factors affecting access to housing and the health of communities is key to improving the lives of people living in the UK.
ADR UK has a number of data linkage projects, as well as research projects using existing linked data, underway to provide valuable new insights into the factors affecting the fabric of our communities and housing dynamics.
ADR Wales, for example, has explicitly identified housing as a key focus and the bedrock of living well, underscoring that good quality, affordable homes bring a wide range of benefits to health, learning and prosperity. It is therefore working to link Welsh data that will enable new insights into homelessness and its connection to health and education outcomes.
Meanwhile, ADR Scotland is supporting Scottish Government priorities around promoting safer communities and contributing to a public health approach to reducing violence. Researchers are using linked administrative data to better understand the connections between service demand and aspects of distress or vulnerability, including alcohol and other drugs, and mental health conditions.
ADR Northern Ireland (ADR NI) is also working on a number of projects aimed at improving policies relating to housing and communities. For example, by linking data relating to families, healthcare, environment and education, neighbourhood and community determinants of social distress as indicated by contact with emergency hospital services can be explored.
You can find out more about these projects and others underway within this theme by exploring the links below and visiting the ‘Projects’ page.
Housing & communities projects
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Testing the reliability and validity of the Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure 2017
20 January 2025
This project aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure 2017. By investigating how well this measure reflects and predicts the social, health, and economic challenges faced by Northern Ireland’s population, the research will provide insights to inform future updates – ensuring it remains a reliable tool for researchers and policymakers.
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ADR UK Research Fellows: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings linked to Census 2011
16 January 2025
ADR UK is funding five Research Fellows to analyse the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) linked to the Census 2011 dataset. Their policy-relevant projects are investigating wage dynamics, employment patterns, and workforce inequality. The projects are the result of ADR UK Fellowship opportunities which invited applications to carry out research using eligible ADR England flagship datasets.
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ADR UK Research Fellows: Administrative Data | Agricultural Research Collection
9 January 2025
ADR UK is funding two Research Fellows to use the newly available Administrative Data | Agricultural Research Collection (AD|ARC) dataset to explore the socioeconomic characteristics and economic resilience of farming households. The successful Research Fellows, and the projects they carry out, are part of the ADR UK Fellowship programme, which promotes research using ADR UK flagship datasets.
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Housing & communities news
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Study highlights health inequalities among homeless individuals in substance misuse treatment
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ADR UK and NatCen publish new report: Insights into care experiences across the UK
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Did Covid-19 fines disproportionately affect people with health vulnerabilities?
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Exploring the causes of death among people experiencing homelessness in Wales
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Elevating voices: A look into care experienced perspectives on social care research
Publications
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The impact of co-occurring homelessness and substance misuse on secondary healthcare in Wales
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Data Insight: Childhood contact with social services, self-harm and suicidal or self-harm ideation in young adulthood
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Care experienced children and young people: Research insights from administrative data
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Data Insight: Were people with health vulnerabilities more likely to be fined by the police during the Covid-19 pandemic?
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Data Insight: Causes of death among people experiencing homelessness in Wales
