News and Updates
March 31, 2022
Homelessness and the pandemic: Houston
When Covid-19 swept America, the city of Houston used its experience of responding to natural disasters to protect citizens experiencing homelessness by moving thousands directly into permanent housing, writes Greg Hurst
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March 30, 2022
Homelessness and the pandemic: Tokyo
Tokyo has among the lowest rates of street homelessness in the world but homelessness is widely blamed on individuals and seen as a source of shame, writes Malcolm Foster
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March 29, 2022
Homelessness and the pandemic: San Francisco
San Francisco faced the challenge of keeping people experiencing homelessness safe during the pandemic in a city with 40 large encampments, writes Athlyn Cathcart-Keays
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March 28, 2022
Homelessness: What Can We Learn From Pandemic’s Surprising Success Story?
A report by The Centre for Homelessness Impact and The International Public Policy Observatory (IPPO) suggests there are major policy lessons to be learned in order to tackle homelessness.
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March 25, 2022
Are public attitudes towards homelessness changing?
In a 2021 survey conducted by Ipsos MORI for the Centre for Homelessness Impact, results show that public opinion has hardened towards homelessness, with fewer people concerned about the issue, and a fall in sympathy for people affected by homelessness.
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March 16, 2022
CHI partners with NICE to improve access to health and social care for people experiencing homelessness
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and the Centre for Homelessness Impact (CHI) have jointly published a guideline on ways to improve access to and engagement with health and social care services for people experiencing homelessness.
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March 15, 2022
Can social investment accelerate an end to homelessness?
The potential for social investment is big. What promise does it hold? Whether it is helping someone off the streets, into work, or tenancy sustainment: any outcome comes with a clear social return. But also a financial one, as we pay out less in costly remedial interventions.
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February 24, 2022
Our key takeaways from the 2021 England street homelessness snapshot
In England, Wales and Northern Ireland snapshot surveys take place each autumn to record the number of people experiencing street homelessness on a given night. Read our key takeaways from the Rough sleeping snapshot in England: autumn 2021.
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