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August 31, 2021

Time for homelessness services to listen to the individual

MHCLG’s latest evaluation is significant for its rigorous evaluation of a promising model of homelessness prevention. Ligia Teixeira, CEO of The Centre for Homelessness Impact, explains why we should pay attention.

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August 9, 2021

Using evidence to analyse and improve impact

How the homelessness charity Reconnect UK rethought its strategy thanks to one of our evidence surgeries

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community updates

August 5, 2021

Radical collaboration to achieve lasting change

Consultant and strategist Lizzie Hodgson offered some inspiration to our What Works Community cohort as we wrapped up the first full year of the programme

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August 3, 2021

Using data and young people's lived experiences to 'design out' homelessness

The chief executive of St Basils describes how weaving data on performance with evidence from our young people’s lived experiences provides a richer, truer picture

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July 30, 2021

Gendered approaches have been neglected for too long within housing policy. It's time for a new approach.

Leanna Fairfax has experienced first-hand the lack of consideration for women experiencing homelessness and violence, here she discusses the importance of a gendered approach to homelessness and housing policy.

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July 29, 2021

Better support needed for women who become homeless because of violence

Based on research published today, CHI and the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR) call for responses to women experiencing homelessness and violence, to be “gender-informed.”

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July 23, 2021

Time to look at outcomes, not spending

The public need the tools to determine whether they’re getting value for money, says former Treasury official and Centre for Homelessness Impact chair of trustees Andrew Hudson

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July 20, 2021

Real experiences are vital in the evidence-led transformation of the field

Hannah Green, our Communications and Lived Experiences Specialist, discusses the importance of using real-life stories as evidence to end homelessness.

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