About your housing situation
4. Where do you live?
England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Other (please specify)
5. What kind of area do you live in?
City
Town
Rural area
Other
6. Which of these best describes the people who live in your household?
One adult living alone
One adult with dependent children
A couple (married, co–habiting or civil partner)
A couple with dependent children
People who are related to one another (adults only)
People who are related to one another (including dependent children)
Unrelated people sharing
Guardian or carer and dependants
Other (please specify)
7. Which of these best describes your current housing situation?
I have nowhere to live and am sleeping rough
I'm in temporary accommodation (eg hostel, refuge, B&B)
I live with my parent/s
I'm in care
I'm staying with friends, or relatives
I rent from a private landlord
I rent from a council, housing association or other social landlord
I own all or part of my home
My partner owns all or part of the home
I get my home as part of my job
I live in halls of residence or other student accommodation
I rent a room with others (not family)
I rent a room in the same house as my landlord
Other (please specify)
Accessing advice
8. Which of these advice services have you used in the past? (You can choose more than one.)
Council advice services
Citizens Advice Bureau
Law centre or solicitor
Housing aid centre
Telephone helpline
Other (please specify)
I haven't used an advice service before
9. Where do you usually use the internet?
Work
Home
University/college/school
Internet café
Library
Community centre
Friend or relative's home
Other (please specify)
10. Why did you decide to look for housing information on the internet? (You can choose more than one.)
It's convenient
For privacy
It's free
I can't get to an advice agency
This site was recommended to me
I saw some promotional materials (eg postcard, poster, leaflet etc) about this website
I wanted some information I could download or print out
I've tried to get help elsewhere, but without success
I couldn't get through to Shelter's free housing advice helpline
I don't like using the telephone
I don't like talking to people face to face
I don't think my problem is very serious
I want to sort things out for myself
I'm trying to help someone else
Other (please specify)
About Shelter's advice online
11. Is this your first visit to Shelter's advice online
Yes
No
12. How did you first hear about this website?
By using a search engine
Browsing on the Shelter website
On another website (please specify)
Somebody recommended it to me
Through UCAS
From a postcard at university or college
Shelter printed materials (postcards, leaflets, posters, etc)
In a newspaper, magazine, radio etc or at an event (please specify)
Shelter staff member or volunteer (eg helpline or other adviser, shop staff)
Another advice agency (Citizens Advice Bureau, Women's Aid, etc)
Somewhere else (please specify)
13. What is the main reason you visited Shelter's advice online?
To find out more about Shelter's services
To find housing information for myself
To find housing information for someone else
In a professional capacity, to give advice
To visit 'Know your rights' (advice for young people)
For research purposes
To browse
Other (please specify)
14. Which of the following best describes the sort of information you were looking for?
Nothing in particular – just browsing
Leaving home
Leaving care
Homelessness
Finding a place to live
Buying or selling a home
Problems with partner or family member
Problems with neighbours or flatmates
Tenant's rights
Eviction or repossession
Dealing with the council
Rent and deposits
Getting repairs done
Other problems with a landlord (not listed above)
Housing Benefit
Immigration or asylum
Information about my local area
What to do in an emergency (please tell us a bit about your situation)
Other (please give details)
15. Did you find what you were looking for?
Yes, easily
Yes, with difficulty
No – but I found other useful information
No
I wasn't looking for anything in particular
16. For each of the statements below, please indicate whether you agree or disagree.
17. Do you intend to take action as a result of using this website?
Yes
No
I'm not sure
18. If yes, what do you intend to do? (You can choose more than one option.)
Visit another website
Contact another Shelter service
Contact another agency
Use a sample letter or something else I've downloaded
Use the information when dealing with my landlord
Use the information when dealing with the council
Pass the information on to someone else
Use this site again if I need to
Other (please specify)
19. If you don't intend to take any action, why not?
I don't have a problem just now
I need more information
There doesn't seem to be anything I can do
I need someone to help me
I don't feel confident to do anything – it all seems too hard
Other (please specify)
20. Overall, what do you think of Shelter's advice online website?
Very useful - I'll visit again
Quite useful - I may visit again
Average - may or may not visit again
Not very useful – probably won't visit again
Not at all useful - won't visit again
21. Would you recommend this website to someone else?
Yes
No (if not, why not?)
22. Have you any suggestions of ways in which Shelter's advice online can be improved, or any other comments you'd like to make?