Our Evidence Tools for homelessness put evidence at people's fingertips, making the available evidence easier to use and highlighting where more and better evidence is needed. Our tools show what the evidence says about homelessness interventions and help you make smarter decisions about how to best serve those experiencing homelessness in the future.
We have worked with national and local governments, co-designing and investing in groundbreaking projects to help build a growing body of evidence. Find out more about what we have learnt so far about how to improve the lives of people affected by homelessness through better use of data and evidence.
Learn more about our programme of trials and evaluations: testing ways to reduce homelessness and end rough sleeping, and mapping the homelessness and rough sleeping system.
Read about the programmeFebruary 27, 2025
A whole-government approach that focuses on prevention rather than crisis relief should underpin the approach to ending homelessness in England, a ground-breaking evaluation recommends.
Read moreFebruary 27, 2025
Lígia Teixeira and Stephen Aldridge write about the interim findings of the Systems-wide Evaluation of homelessness and rough sleeping
Read moreMarch 4, 2025
Guillermo Rodriguez-Guzman compares homelessness in Latin America and the UK, focusing on poverty, inequality, informal employment, and limited social protections.
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