We collaborate with academics, universities, and research groups to uncover what really helps people out of homelessness. Explore our growing body of work that includes randomised control trials, systematic reviews, policy papers, and books which help to fill the gaps in our understanding of homelessness.
May 13, 2025
This joint report by the Centre for Homelessness Impact and the Institute for Government makes a case for a refocusing away from spending on reactive responses to homelessness and investing in upstream homelessness prevention and early intervention.
Read moreJune 26, 2025
The Mockingbird Family Model (MFM) is delivered in the UK. The model aims to change the structure of fostering services, by creating a ‘hub and spoke’ model of foster carers, where a hub foster carer can offer support for the network of foster carers around them. This aims to create an ‘extended family’ network for young people in care - giving them somewhere to go if they have a disagreement with their foster carers, allowing them to be part of a wider network of young people in care, and meaning that even after they leave care they have a wider network of relationships that they could turn to for support.
June 19, 2025
This systematic review gathers evidence on the experiences of adults experiencing homelessness when accessing psychosocial interventions. This review was based on CHI’s Implementation Evidence and Gap Maps, supplemented by an additional search.
June 19, 2025
The effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for reducing problematic substance use, mental ill health, and housing instability in people experiencing homelessness in high income countries: A systematic review and meta‐analysis.
June 12, 2025
People working in the homelessness sector are at a heightened risk of burnout, often working difficult hours and with emotionally charged, public service-oriented work. Existing evidence from the United States has shown that a light-touch social support intervention can have significant impacts on workforce wellbeing, sickness, and turnover. We conducted a randomised controlled trial with people working in the homelessnesssector in the UK to test an intervention that comprises weekly emails, each on a different theme, which aim to create a sense of social support and belonging in workers, and in so doing reduce burnout, which is the primary outcome measure for this study. Half of the participants were randomly assigned to receive the intervention, while the other half were not, and received no additional intervention.
June 2, 2025
A study on how language around homelessness produces stigma and a handy guide to help avoid repeating stigmatising language
May 29, 2025
Local authorities therefore play a crucial role in supporting young care leavers in obtaining stable housing, yet there remains a scarcity of evidence concerning the effectiveness of local homelessness interventions on the care leaver population. To address this gap, this study evaluates the impact on housing outcomes of three homelessness interventions within the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, including Housing First, A Bed Every Night, and the Young Persons Prevention Pathfinder.
May 21, 2025
The Centre for Homelessness Impact’s Research Associate, Tim Gray, assesses how London’s approach to tackling homelessness compares to other global megacities. By comparing pan-approaches
May 15, 2025
This report sets out the context of homelessness in Northern Ireland, as well as spotlighting the use of temporary accommodation.