CHI x UKRI Policy Fellowship
Get to grips with the economic evidence underpinning efforts to end homelessness.
This fellowship will address the policy challenge of improving the effectiveness and value for money of homelessness prevention and early intervention. The government’s homelessness strategy highlights the rising costs of homelessness across public systems, including £3.7 billion in annual expenditure and £2.8bn on temporary accommodation, while recognising the need to shift from crisis response toprevention.
However, there is currently limited evidence on the cost-effectiveness of homelessness interventions or the fiscal savings associated with prevention across systems such as housing, health and criminal justice. This fellowship will apply health economic approaches to strengthen the evidence base on the costs, impacts and cost-effectiveness of homelessness prevention and intervention strategies. The specific focus will be shaped through co-design during the inception phase.
The fellowship is expected to begin in May 2027, subject to onboarding and security clearance requirements.
It will consist of three phases:
• inception phase: 3 months at 0.4 FTE
• main placement phase: 12 months at 0.6 - 1 FTE
• knowledge exchange phase: 3 months at 0.4 FTE
Applications close on Thursday 10th September at 4pm and can be submitted here.
