A National Traveller MABS study on the extent of energy poverty experienced by Travellers living in mobile homes and trailers. The study was undertaken by Dr Stuart Stamp in collaboration with National Traveller MABS, Ballyfermot MABS and a number of Traveller organisations. The studies key findings relate to rates of energy poverty, conditions of mobiles/trailers, health and safety concerns and poverty and financial exclusion among Travellers.

This study, commissioned by the CIB and undertaken by researchers Dr. Kathy Walsh and Brian Harvey, reflects the experiences of our services in providing information, advice and advocacy in relation to the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme within the wider social housing context. The research is in line with CIB's remit to provide policy feedback and highlight issues that are of concern to users of the services it supports.

A study on the nature of mortgage arrears among clients, how clients mortgage arrears are being treated and recommendations for change has been published by South Mayo MABS. The study conducted by South Mayo MABS in partnership with Dr. Stuart Stamp suggests that there is a spatial dimension to mortgage arrears, across a range of areas such as borrower age, household composition, lender profiles, arrears persistence, housing stress and shelter poverty. It also recommends that emerging policy developments need to factor in a spatial dimension to resolution of arrears problems.