Housing and wellbeing

Long-term precarious housing trajectories following humanitarian migration and resettlement

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4592167
AutoresSteve Mcshane (0000-0002-5149-8318, The University of Melbourne), Ang Li (0000-0002-6269-6432, The University of Melbourne), Katharina Block (0000-0003-0560-4148, The University of Melbourne), Rebecca Bentley (0000-0003-3334-7353, The University of Melbourne)
Ano2025
Volume372
Páginas117943
Data de publicação2025-05-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSocial Science & Medicine (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347
EditoraElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.117943
PMID40107160
OpenAlexW4408313086
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas43

Housing experiences upon settlement can shape refugee mental health and wellbeing; however, little is known of how housing precarity evolves as refugees establish their new lives and how it affects their wellbeing. We use longitudinal data (Building a New Life in Australia, n = 2,399) over five years (2013-18) to identify refugee housing trajectories in relation to housing precarity (measured by unaffordability, unsuitability, and insecurity) and mental wellbeing. Using multi-trajectory modelling, two distinct housing trajectories were identified: precariously (12 %) and well-housed (88 %). Precariously housed refugees reported significantly worse mental health (29 % higher risk in psychological distress, (95 %CI: 7 %, 51 %). Being female, financial hardship, low social support, and no support finding housing were risk factors for persistent precarious housing. Benchmarked against national data, the housing circumstances of refugees were less favorable than those of the lowest income quintile Australian population. Findings suggest the need for additional settlement support and access to secure housing to promote refugee wellbeing

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