Homeshare is a simple but brilliant idea. It enables two unrelated people to share a home and their lives for their mutual benefit, through an exchange of services. 

• A homesharer provides support and help in the home
• A householder provides free or low-cost accommodation 

Companionship and mutual support are at the heart of homesharing – not financial gain.

Homeshare International is an educational charity, founded in the UK in 1999 and re-established as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation in 2016.  Trustees are drawn from many different countries and most are actively involved in homeshare programmes and networks. Read more about who’s who.

Homeshare International supports a network of professionals worldwide who run homeshare programmes. Our aims are to:

• encourage learning and good practice
• foster new programmes
• understand the impact of homesharing
• raise public awareness of what homesharing can offer as a solution to many of society’s needs

We do this by:

• connecting homeshare programmes around the world
• enabling the sharing of learning and information
• raising awareness of homesharing and its potential among professionals and policy makers
• providing support and advice to new homeshare programmes
• promoting good practice
• encouraging research to support the positive impact of homeshare

Find out more about homesharing.

The people shown in the photos on this page were matched by ensemble2générations in France.

Photos courtesy of Maëlenn www.maelenn.com