News and Updates
March 4, 2025
A Latino learning about homelessness in Latin America
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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February 25, 2025
Hostels in 21st century Britain
Michelle Binfield and Bill Tidnam discuss the vital role of hostels as part of the homelessness crisis response system
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February 18, 2025
CHI opens recruitment for next Chair of Trustees
We are recruiting a new Chair to take on the role to help expand our reach and networks and continue to grow our impact.
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February 14, 2025
Giving people agency: testing the role of direct cash transfers in ending homelessness
Lígia Teixeira shares some initial findings of pioneering work to establish an evidence base for the impact of financial assistance for people with experience of homelessness.
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February 12, 2025
A holistic approach to support for non-UK nationals
Our Programme Lead, Kerri, writes about her visit to Coventry as part of a Test and Learn project. This project offers time-limited accommodation with the provision of immigration advice for non-UK nationals, as well as help from a dedicated Link Worker coordinating the support.
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February 12, 2025
Meet the experts using scientific methods to test what works in homelessness
Meet some of the expert advisory group steering the Centre for Homelessness Impact's Test and Learn project. They explain the importance of evaluating interventions for homelessness and using scientific trials to generate stronger evidence for effective solutions.
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January 29, 2025
Why the rise of the housing first philosophy matters more than the model
Lígia Teixeira writes about why it's the Housing First philosophy that holds the real key to change, and what we can learn from Greater Manchester.
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January 13, 2025
Fulfilling a teenage promise by testing what works to end homelessness
A new street health care project will see healthcare professionals join outreach teams to help people sleeping rough with health problems in eight local authority areas from Oldham in Greater Manchester to Croydon, south London.
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