Better evidence
for a world without homelessness
The Centre for Homelessness Impact exists to improve the lives of people experiencing homelessness through better use of data and evidence.
Use our data and evidence tools
Our Evidence Tools for homelessness put evidence at people's fingertips, making the available evidence easier to use and highlighting where more and better evidence is needed. Our tools show what the evidence says about homelessness interventions and help you make smarter decisions about how to best serve those experiencing homelessness in the future.
What have we learnt so far?
We have worked with national and local governments, co-designing and investing in groundbreaking projects to help build a growing body of evidence. Find out more about what we have learnt so far about how to improve the lives of people affected by homelessness through better use of data and evidence.
Test and Learn and Systems-Wide Evaluation
Learn more about our programme of trials and evaluations: testing ways to reduce homelessness and end rough sleeping, and mapping the homelessness and rough sleeping system.
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February 26, 2026
How strategic authorities can set regional ambition - and deliver on it
The Government’s National Plan to End Homelessness calls for stronger regional leadership. But how can regional bodies turn this ambition into practical action? Our Implementation Lead, Jenny, discusses our work in the Liverpool City Region and beyond, to drive a preventative approach to homelessness. This demonstrates that strategic authorities can drive prevention through whole-system coordination, shared outcomes, data infrastructure and political accountability.
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February 24, 2026
When asylum and homelessness collide
In the UK, newly recognised refugees must leave asylum accommodation within weeks, often before securing housing or benefits. As UK asylum decisions accelerate, Ligia Teixeira discusses how misaligned national and Scottish systems shift costs locally, driving the risk of homelessness through poorly managed transitions.
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February 10, 2026
The futures we are quietly breaking
Child homelessness is not merely a housing crisis, argues CHI's CEO Ligia Teixeira, but a systemic failure that quietly erodes children’s freedoms, development and future life chances.
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