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A vision for ending rough sleeping in England

We were thrilled to work alongside the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) to facilitate a conversation with more than 200 local authority rough sleeping teams across the country.

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June 15, 2022

Assessing the effectiveness and implementation of psychosocial interventions

We are delighted to be collaborating with Manchester Metropolitan University on two systematic reviews into psychosocial interventions.

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May 18, 2022

Improving tenancy sustainment in the private rented sector

Our Head of Evidence and Data, Guillermo Rodríguez-Guzmán highlights the multiple opportunities ahead to improve tenancy sustainment in the PRS from our latest report with the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research.

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May 18, 2022

Tackling tenancy insecurity in the private rented sector to prevent homelessness – what works?

Our latest report with the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR) highlights that more could be done within the Private Rented Sector to prevent homelessness.

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April 12, 2022

Breaking new ground in Scottish Parliament

Our Public Affairs Lead, Rhuaraidh Fleming, reflects on how taking part in the inaugural Evidence Week at the Scottish Parliament broke new ground for us at the Centre.

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April 12, 2022

Our first Evidence + Skill Sprints: what we’ve learned and who from

We brought together colleagues from local authorities across Scotland, England and Wales for our first Accelerator sprints, our new intensive offer to help build capacity within local areas to use evidence and data to achieve breakthrough and sustainable results. Here we tell you what we learned, and what’s next for the What Works Community.

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April 8, 2022

Why we must change the way we talk and think about homelessness

Wendy Chamberlain, MP for North East Fife, explains why she has decided to become an ambassador to our End It With Evidence campaign to press for evidence-led change to improve the lives of people who experience or are at risk of homelessness.

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April 7, 2022

Fourth Edition of Evidence and Gap Maps Effectiveness Report highlights encouraging growth in rigorous evidence

There has been encouraging growth in the evidence base, but there are still gaps that need to be filled, particularly in the UK.

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