The Foundation Housing Lodging (FHL) Lodging Accommodation and Support Service provides a contemporary model of lodging houses and an effective long-term housing solution at low-cost. In this research, CSI UWA adopted a co-design evaluation approach to gain an understanding of the impact and cost-effectiveness of FHL's suite of lodging, support and engagement activities.

The purpose of the evaluation was to:

• Evaluate the impact of Foundation Housing’s lodging accommodation as a long-term housing pathway for people exiting homelessness;
• Fully detail Foundation Housing’s lodging, engagement and support offering so it is evidenced as an integrated service delivery model;
• To determine current and/or potential alignment of this accommodation, engagement and support model with the State and Federal Government housing and homelessness strategies and funding priorities particularly as they relate to Common Ground and/or Street to Home and/or Housing First funding; and
• To help to inform FHL’s strategic planning with respect to its overall positioning within the homelessness sector more generally.