Centre for Homelessness Impact

Our ground-breaking Effectiveness Gap Map tool is now in its sixth year. This tool evaluates homelessness interventions from around the world to highlight where evidence does or does not exist, what works, and why. Understanding the evidence landscape is pivotal for improvement and this map serves as a beacon in that pursuit. Watch the video below for a short explainer. For more information please visit: https://lnkd.in/eCvk_NVw To download the report directly: https://lnkd.in/evTE5mVG

CHI's Programme Lead, Rebecca Jackson discusses the The Citadel model of intervention, which is part of our Test & Learn programme. Citadel was developed in Wales by Housing Justice, a charity that works in partnership with voluntary, community and faith groups to help provide a safe and stable home to people experiencing and at risk of homelessness. #homelessness #evidence #housingjustice #testandlearn #volunteers

We need to talk about Prison Discharge and Homelessness. Following on from our post last week from professor Michael Sanders, this video gives an overview of the findings from our Evidence Note on the relationship prison discharge and homelessness, published earlier this year. To download and read the Evidence Note go here: https://lnkd.in/eqZyREtE Or, watch the video below for all the essential information. #homelessness #prison #prisondischarge #prevention. Prison Reform Trust Street Support Network User Voice Prison Advice and Care Trust (Pact)

Spending on homelessness services, and its impact upon public finances and people’s lives, has never been more in the spotlight than it is today. Following the release of the UK National Audit Office Office (NAO) report on the effectiveness of government in tackling homelessness and our upcoming report on value for money in temporary accommodation, join our event on Thursday 19 September to discuss how we achieve value for money in homelessness. Speakers will include Dame Meg Hillier MP, Vicky Davis (NAO) and Matthew Wilkins (CHI) as well as representatives from local authorities and residents living in temporary accommodation. The event is in person or online (11.30am-1pm), you can book your free tickets via the links below. In person (Petty France, London) - https://lnkd.in/ekZX565n Online - https://lnkd.in/eKtSFMQs

Exciting news from our Evidence and Data team. This week we will be receiving the first referral of a participant for the Test and Learn Programme. Read more about it below from our Evidence and Data Director, Guillermo:

"The ongoing violence in the UK is a sobering reminder of the challenges we face in building a just and inclusive society". Founder and CEO of the Centre for Homelessness Impact, Lígia Teixeira shares her thoughts around the recent unrest and turmoil in the UK, and the systemic failures that have brought us to such a incendiary period. ⬇ Read now ⬇ 

The Government is releasing thousands from prison early - they must think about what comes next. Professor Michael Sanders writes... https://lnkd.in/ds7imgrA "The data shows us that many of these people will be back in prison - with recidivism rates among people in prisons for short spells ofless than a year, actually higher than among those in for more serious offences. A great many will also go on to experience homelessness after their release. Spending time in prison can have devastating impacts on your life - losing your job, damaging or ending relationships, and costing you your home. These factors are all huge predictors of homelessness, as CHI’s evidence review on the relationship between prison and homelessness shows." Read more in our latest blog: https://lnkd.in/ds7imgrA

Great feature on Staying Put and the impact on young people leaving care from the Big Issue, showing the human experience behind the data. We evaluated that Staying Put significantly lowers the risk of homelessness for care leavers. With just a 13% increase in take up in local authorities across the country over 300 young people could be prevented from experiencing homelessness per year. Explore our evaluation and data for Staying Put here: https://lnkd.in/ewY5iZeg Read the Big Issue feature here: https://lnkd.in/e-JyUAnC

Our evaluation of the Staying Put scheme published today, bringing with it some very positive news to the sector. Professor Michael Sanders (KCL) found consistent and strong evidence that Staying Put significantly lowers the risk of homelessness for care leavers. We have estimated that if the number of participants in the Staying Put scheme increased by just 13% across the country, over 300 care leavers could be prevented from experiencing homelessness per year. Watch Professor Sanders speaking about the report in the video below. Read more about Staying Put here: https://lnkd.in/eKQS4Hf6 Read the report in full here: https://lnkd.in/eSRDwh-7

Ahead of more information on the new UK government’s manifesto commitment to introduce a cross-government strategy, Centre for Homelessness Impact founder and CEO Lígia Teixeira explores the significance of a comprehensive government approach. Drawing on lessons from past initiatives, and offering targeted recommendations to ensure this strategy's successful implementation, Dr Teixeira argues that turning this new government commitment into effective, sustainable progress will be challenging, but ultimately, the right step forward. To read the blog in full click the link below: https://lnkd.in/e9RXkuPY