News and Updates
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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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April 6, 2022
Homelessness and the pandemic: London
London brought thousands of people in to safe accommodation during the pandemic but the 'flow' towards street homelessness continued despite significant interventions, writes Rob Anderson
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April 5, 2022
Homelessness and the pandemic: Toronto
Toronto experienced the longest lockdown of any city during the pandemic, which added to severe pressure on its already stretched shelter system' writes Athlyn Cathcart-Keays
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