Publications
Browse our publications to discover what works
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.
Featured Publication
October 2024
Spending on Temporary Accommodation: is it Value for Money?
The Centre for Homelessness Impact's Value for Money analysis of spending on temporary accommodation and data collection.
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April 2022
European Journal of Homelessness: Homelessness and Street Homelessness in England
This article sets out the policy context on homelessness and street homelessness in England and to provide an overview of how improvements to the available data and evidence have contributed to, and influenced, policy-making.
April 2022
European Journal of Homelessness: Housing Affordability and Homelessness: Probing Australian Evidence
This paper reviews recent evidence on the relationship between housing affordability and homelessness in Australia.
April 2022
Evidence and Gap Maps Effectiveness: Fourth Edition
The fourth edition of this report which presents the findings from the first of these maps, that is the evidence and gap map on effectiveness. This new edition contains 562 studies, a fifth (112 studies) of which were published in the past two years.
April 2022
European Journal of Homelessness: How do Health Inequalities Intersect with Housing and Homelessness?
Housing is an important determinant of health. A healthy home is somewhere that provides for our needs, makes us feel safe and secure, and allows us to stay connected to our community. In contrast, poor housing – such as cold, damp homes, insecure tenancies, overcrowding, and lack of affordability – can have a detrimental effect on people’s mental and physical health. This article outlines the links between health and health inequalities with housing, drawing on evidence from the UK.
March 2022
Emergency measures during Covid-19: what worked in global cities
This paper on emergency pandemic measures looks at what nine global cities did to house and support people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
March 2022
Evidence and society in the UK: public perceptions and homelessness
This report shares the findings from the second survey by Ipsos MORI for the Centre for Homelessness Impact 12 months after the first – conducted November/December 2020 – and designed to track changes in public perceptions of homelessness.
March 2022
European Journal of Homelessness: Homelessness and Public Health: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Homelessness has long been recognised as a health issue – how could it not be when people experiencing long-term forms of homelessness have mortality rates many times higher than those of the general population. This article provides examples of successes as well as missteps in public health responses to homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom and United States and describe lessons for the future.
March 2022
NICE guideline: Integrated health and social care for people experiencing homelessness
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and the Centre for Homelessness Impact (CHI) have jointly published a guideline on ways to improve access to and engagement with health and social care services for people experiencing homelessness.
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