Housing Policy and Research
TWC are industry leaders in policy research, analysis and development.
We draw on our expertise to deliver housing needs studies, housing strategies, housing action plans for municipalities and community organizations, housing regeneration reports, and homelessness prevention programs and evaluations.
We focus our research on literature reviews, community consultations, key informant interviews, focus groups, surveys, program comparisons and statistical analysis.
TWC studies are well researched, geographically specific, focused and timely. Our reports are effectively written for your target audience.
Featured Projects
Regional Municipality of Waterloo: Revitalizing Regionally-owned Community Housing Properties
The Region of Waterloo retained a Project Team led by TWC to investigate the potential for intensification and/or redevelopment at selected Region-owned housing sites managed by Waterloo Regional Housing (WRH).
The study identified six out of 62 sites which can be redeveloped over a seven year period and help the Region achieve its priority goals of replacing housing stock that is no longer cost effective to repair, creating cost efficiencies in management and operating costs, increasing the number of housing units, addressing quality of life issues in WRH communities and supporting the transit and re-urbanization goals of the Region.
City Of Peterborough Rent Supplement Initiative
The City of Peterborough is committed to increasing the number of residents living in housing which is affordable to them. The City, as Municipal Service Manager, hired TWC to write a report on methods and options for moving forward with a rent supplement initiative.
The report included a historic review of Peterborough’s past delivery and administration of rent supplement initiatives, an examination of other municipal delivery approaches, eligibility criteria focusing on eviction prevention and a recommended fiscal framework for the program.