Cohousing And Public Benefit

What benefit to the public does cohousing have, can you protect such benefits in the long term and why does it matter?

We were delighted to be invited to a virtual cohousing 'café' in December 2022 by the UK Cohousing Network, to discuss the issue of cohousing and public benefit. This article summarises the main threads of discussion from the event.

What benefit to the public does cohousing have?

In our experience, residents of cohousing schemes can recite a long list of benefits which cohousing has for its own members, from offering an antidote to loneliness and social isolation, to providing a mutual support network and an intentional community of people with similar values.