News and Updates
August 15, 2019
Our plan to drive behavioural change among landlords in the private rented sector
The Centre is joining forces with the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) to improve the effectiveness of homelessness services by applying - and rigorously evaluating - behavioural science methods.
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August 13, 2019
Impact Forums 2019: Shifting The Narrative
How transforming the public understanding of homelessness will be key to ending homelessness for good.
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August 2, 2019
Impact Forums 2019: The Prevention Imperative
Why paying greater attention to prevention is the only way we can end homelessness sustainably.
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July 15, 2019
Insights from our Impact Forums 2019
As our inaugural Impact Forums come to a close, we’ll be sharing key insights from the events and reflecting on where the What Works movement in homelessness goes next.
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June 4, 2019
Launching our new strategy for ending homelessness for good
Later today we will release our 5-year strategy. Our CEO Dr Ligia Teixeira outlines our ambitions and how we will drive lasting change.
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June 3, 2019
We’ve joined the What Works Network, so what does that mean?
Today we celebrate joining the What Works Network. This blog by our CEO Dr Ligia Teixeira describes why we wanted to join the Network and what this means for us.
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June 3, 2019
The What Works Network welcomes the Centre for Homelessness Impact as a new member
The National What Works Advisor, Dr David Halpern has welcomed the Centre for Homelessness Impact as a new member of the What Works Network. Its membership has also been backed by Communities Secretary RT Hon James Brockenshire MP, Ministers Kevin Stewart MSP and Julie James AM, and the Centre’s founding partners at Crisis and GHN.
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May 29, 2019
How could new metrics help to end homelessness?
Together with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) we have launched a consultation on a new set of homelessness indicators which aim to measure factors that influence homelessness, such as housing, poverty, and relationships to see how they change across the country. In a recent blog post, Dr Ligia Teixeira and Hugh Stickland, the ONS’ Head of Strategy & Engagement, explain how this project came about.
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