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
May 13, 2025
A Smarter Approach to Homelessness: Prioritising prevention in the 2025 spending review
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.
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January 29, 2021
Impact Report 2020
The Centre for Homelessness Impact’s inaugural impact report, detailing the impacts and achievements from our first two years of work.
December 21, 2020
Ipsos MORI survey: homelessness and evidence 2020
Results from a survey conducted by Ipsos MORI for the Centre for Homelessness Impact on public perceptions and attitudes towards issues relating to homelessness.
October 29, 2020
Accommodation: A systematic review
Accommodation-based programmes for individuals experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
October 13, 2020
Evidence and Gap Maps: Effectiveness v3
This report is the third edition of the report which presents the findings from the first of these maps, that is the evidence and gap map on effectiveness. This edition includes 134 additional studies, bringing the total number of studies included in the map to 394. It also includes a network analysis of study authors and their home institutions.
September 19, 2020
Employment and Homelessness
A policy paper looking at employment and homelessness in the context of the new economy following COVID-19.
August 28, 2020
Discharge review
Discharge programmes for individuals experiencing, or at risk of experiencing homelessness: a systematic review
April 29, 2020
Using Evidence to End Homelessness
This new publication gathers the insights and experiences of leaders in government, academia and the third sector to present new evidence-based strategies to end homelessness.
February 13, 2020
SHARE Framework v2
The SHARE framework sets out clear principles to inform how preventing and ending homelessness should be framed and assessed. It aims to take into account all relevant data, while also setting the highest standards for transparency and accountability when working to prevent or relieve homelessness.
