The recovery of livelihoods and shelter are interdependent. Recuperating shelter contributes to household economic activity and wider economic recovery as it enables households to restart livelihood activities, such as participating in the labour market (Sheppard & Hill, 2005; Setchell, 2001). Given the extensive impact the provision of shelter provides, this research will augment humanitarians’ perception to show how shelters are a means to strengthen economic agency and livelihoods through the recovery of HBEs. Recognising the critical importance of spaces in and around the shelter to the recovery of HBEs, this research will highlight the pivotal role shelter recovery plays in livelihood recovery—particularly for affected people unable to work outside the home.