Test and Learn and
Systems-Wide Evaluation

Understanding what works to reduce homelessness and end rough sleeping

This is a programme of trials and evaluations to test ways to reduce homelessness and end rough sleeping and to map the homelessness and rough sleeping system, commissioned by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. We expect to have interim findings from the trials from autumn 2025.

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Systems-wide

Evaluation

In progress

Systems-wide evaluation

An evaluation of how the homelessness and rough sleeping system in England works, to improve our understanding of what works at a systems level and identify opportunities for impactful systems-wide change.

Accommodation

Evaluation

Setting up

Support for non-UK nationals

Offering time-limited accommodation to enable non-UK nationals to engage with legal advice in order to resolve the immigration status.

Prevention

Evaluation

In progress

Support for people leaving care

Building rigorous evidence of what works to alleviate rough sleeping and other forms of homelessness among young people leaving the care system.

Health

Randomised Controlled Trial

Setting up

Nurses in outreach teams

Evaluating the impact of having a member of staff with health-related specialism in outreach teams to address the health needs of people sleeping rough.

Employment

Randomised Controlled Trial

In progress

Individual Placement and Support

Individual Placement and Support removes conditions to starting work by helping people to access employment immediately with ongoing in-work support.

Volunteering

Randomised Controlled Trial

In progress

Citadel: Support from community volunteers

Testing the impact of community volunteers to support people who have a history of rough sleeping and homelessness or are at risk of homelessness to find or sustain their tenancies.

Prevention

Randomised Controlled Trial

In progress

Using data to prevent homelessness

Using data on council tax debt, housing benefit, and social work data to identify residents at risk of homelessness.

Accommodation

Evaluation

Setting up

Accommodate or connect

Short-term accommodation and a supported voluntary reconnection to an area where the person has a connection or an area where they can get settled accommodation.

Financing

Randomised Controlled Trial

In progress