Our Homes, Our Economy
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Our Homes, Our Economy is a project from the Wellbeing Economy Alliance Scotland (WEAll Scotland) exploring how the design of our economy shapes people’s experience of housing in Scotland.
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Too often, the housing crisis is treated as a technical problem, addressed through piecemeal reforms or short-term policy fixes. This project starts from a different place. We believe the challenges people face, from rising rents to insecurity and homelessness, are not isolated issues, but symptoms of an economic system that prioritises growth and profit over collective wellbeing.
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The project will create space for open, honest and empowering conversations about how economic decisions affect everyday life. Working alongside people on low incomes, as well as housing organisations and campaigners, we will explore how the current economy contributes to housing insecurity and what a shift towards a Wellbeing Economy could mean for safe, affordable homes.
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Together, we will develop clear, shared language that connects housing reform to wider economic change. Through practical tools and accessible resources, Our Homes, Our Economy aims to help make economic system change part of Scotland’s mainstream housing conversation.
Where does the Love Letham approach come from?
Love Letham comes from an understanding that the way we design policies must be radically rethought. In order to create a community where children and youne people can flourish, both now and in the future, policies and programmes must be co-designed.
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Love Letham asks us to lift our gaze - to work across silos, to think long-term about the outcomes we need to achieve for children and young people to thrive.
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This innovative project is one of a handful of projects globally that are implementing the Wellbeing Economy Alliance's Policy Design Guide - supporting people to create transformative policies with the full participation of citizens.
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Love Letham is also informed by a report by Dr Katherine Trebeck, with Amy Baker, Being Bold: building budgets for children's wellbeing that was commissioned by Children in Scotland, Cattanach and Carnegie UK.
Who's behind the project?
Love Letham is a partnership project between the Wellbeing Economy Alliance Scotland (WEAll Scotland) and Perth and Kinross Council, commissioned following the WEAll Global report Being Bold: building budgets for children's wellbeing that was co-funded by Cattanach, who are continuing to fund phase two of the project.
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The project is in keeping with the Perth and Kinross Offer - the Councils commitment to draw on the strengths and assets of individuals and communities, working together so everyone in Perth and Kinross can live life well.
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The project is supported by Northern Star, Early Years Scotland and Starcatchers and is funded by Cattanach.