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
September 18, 2026
Mortality in people experiencing homelessness: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in the International Journal of Epidemiology (September 2026), this landmark systematic review and meta-analysis provides the clearest global picture yet of the relationship between homelessness and mortality. Led by researchers at Cardiff University and University College London, the project searched four primary databases through December 2024 and supplemented published findings with unpublished cohort data. In total, the study synthesises 116 studies involving 2,563,633 people with experience of homelessness and 129,292,553 controls — representing the largest evidence base ever compiled on this issue.
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May 10, 2022
European Journal of Homelessness: Social Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Philanthropy
This paper introduces the concept of social entrepreneurship, exploring its potential contribution to a what works system, and describes the role of entrepreneurial philanthropy in funding such approaches. It then makes tentative proposals about the specific functions of social entrepreneurship in the homelessness field and explores criticisms of social entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial philanthropy.
May 3, 2022
European Journal of Homelessness: Finnish but not yet finished: Successes and challenges of Housing First in Finland
Homelessness in Finland has decreased continuously since 2013. Read about their strategy, and what has worked – and not – in this article for the European Journal of Homelessness
April 26, 2022
Insights into the use of modular housing in addressing homelessness
Modular housing is one of the innovations increasingly used in the homelessness sector to provide temporary accommodation, but there is very limited evidence about the effectiveness of these models, the barriers and facilitators to set them up and operate them, and the experiences of people housed there. This research provides an overview of current modular and container housing provision in the UK.
April 25, 2022
European Journal of Homelessness: Governing Through Definitions and Numbers
This paper looks at the latest research on how analysis of homeless registrations are utilised as instruments of governing homelessness in Nordic countries.
April 19, 2022
European Journal of Homelessness: The Promises and Pitfalls of Administrative Data Linkage for Tackling Homelessness
This article draws on published research and use case studies of linkages undertaken by one of the authors to reflect on the promises and pitfalls of administrative data linkage to understand and tackle homelessness.
April 11, 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 5, 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 4, 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.
