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March 15, 2022

Can social investment accelerate an end to homelessness?

The potential for social investment is big. What promise does it hold? Whether it is helping someone off the streets, into work, or tenancy sustainment: any outcome comes with a clear social return. But also a financial one, as we pay out less in costly remedial interventions.

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February 24, 2022

Our key takeaways from the 2021 England street homelessness snapshot

In England, Wales and Northern Ireland snapshot surveys take place each autumn to record the number of people experiencing street homelessness on a given night. Read our key takeaways from the Rough sleeping snapshot in England: autumn 2021.

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February 24, 2022

Special Edition of the European Journal of Homelessness

Centre for Homelessness Impact produces a special edition of the European Journal of Homelessness to inspire the next generation of researchers by providing the best examples of robust evaluation and ‘knowledge into practice’ from the Global North.

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January 20, 2022

One-day Homelessness Impact Forum to take place on 27 January

Our Homelessness Impact Forum returns for one day in January and features a fantastic line up of speakers and performers including Andy Burnham, Shona Robison MSP, Julie James MS, Josh LIttlejohn MBE and lived experience experts, journalists, artists and homelessness sector practitioners.

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January 10, 2022

Introducing the UK’s first programme of cash transfers to relieve homelessness

We are pleased to be taking part in a ground-breaking programme which will test out an intervention to support people impacted by or at risk of homelessness.

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January 12, 2022

Smarter investments to end homelessness: what works?

In this moment of great change, if we are to achieve our shared ambition to end homelessness for good, we must use this opportunity to understand how to end it effectively and sustainably.

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December 21, 2021

Reflections of the past year and looking ahead to 2022

As we enter another year of the unknown, we wanted to share some of the highlights of the last 12 months and look ahead at what’s to come in the new year.

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December 17, 2021

Innovation during Covid - wrapping up our 2021 What Works Community

2021 has been an extraordinary year for local authorities tackling homelessness. In this post we hear about What Works Community members’ experiences of bringing innovation and an evidence-based mindset to their homelessness work in the context of the pandemic.

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