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 22, 2025
Evidence Note: Support for Families Living in Temporary Accommodation
Evidence round up of studies on interventions for Families in Temporary Accommodation
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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.
March 21, 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.
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March 16, 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.
March 7, 2022
European Journal of Homelessness: Social Investment in Ending Homelessness
Social investment from both the public and philanthropic sectors have been activated to test innovative new approaches to ending homelessness. This paper highlights three innovative investment approaches to accelerate solutions to end homelessness. Each approach highlights the mechanisms by which the approach leverages public, philanthropic, and private capital to address a particular challenge that may be slowing progress toward the goal of ending homelessness.
January 5, 2022
What Works Evidence Notes: Employment
This paper looks at the evidence around the relationship between homelessness and employment, with a focus on street homelessness and other forms of single homelessness.
December 6, 2021
What Works Evidence Notes: Welfare
This paper describes some key trends about homelessness and the existing evidence about how this relates to changes in benefit entitlements. We discuss opportunities for data analyses to quantify these links as well as potential opportunities for reform. It should be read alongside the joint CHI-CIH paper on housing subsidies for people on low incomes.
August 17, 2021
Improving access to health and social care services for individuals experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness
A report in collaboration with Campbell UK & Ireland, Centre for Evidence and Social Innovation and Queens University Belfast which examines the evidence on interventions which improve access to health and social care.
July 29, 2021
Women, homelessness and violence: what works?
A policy paper in collaboration with Sheffield Hallam University's Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research exploring gender-based approaches to homelessness policy.
