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.
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.
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.
Read about the programmeMay 5, 2025
Nicholas, a member of our Lived Experience Associate Network, discusses a Centre for Homelessness Impact project exploring how unconditional cash transfers can transform the lives of people experiencing homelessness. With early examples showing positive results and further research underway to confirm the impact, Nicholas shares the potential benefits of direct cash payments.
Read moreHead of Programmes at CHI, Graeme Gardner, reflects on the first year of the Test & Learn programme and how success requires many partners
Read moreApril 9, 2025
Luke Arundel, Evidence and Data Lead at CHI, discusses how predictive models can transform how accurately we are able to make predictions, but the real value lies in how we can use predictions to proactively prevent homelessness.
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