News and Updates
May 14, 2025
Cruel summer: exclusive - Edinburgh’s homeless forced from hotels as Taylor Swift comes to town
This article by Niall Christie, for Third Force News (TFN), has been shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness. Niall’s article was the catalyst for a number of articles across Scotland which raised awareness of the issue.
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May 14, 2025
The inside story of how Tony Blair's New Labour all-but ended rough sleeping
This article by Greg Barradale, Senior Report for The Big Issue has been shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness. Greg speaks to the key players in the last Labour government to find out how they almost got rid of rough sleeping.
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May 5, 2025
‘It just felt like - freedom!’: The impact of Personal Grants for people experiencing homelessness
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.
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One year of Test and Learn
Head of Programmes at CHI, Graeme Gardner, reflects on the first year of the Test & Learn programme and how success requires many partners
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April 9, 2025
Can we predict and prevent homelessness?
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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April 8, 2025
Our next chapter: driving the prevention turn
The landscape of homelessness has changed dramatically since we launched in 2019. Andrew Hudson, Chair of CHI, says that in our next chapter our focus will be to use a ‘What Works’ approach to lead a renewed focus on preventing homelessness in all its forms
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April 8, 2025
Personalised budgets as a policy intervention: 'This is about giving people the right to choose'
A trial which randomly allocates people experiencing homelessness access to a cash grant to purchase items that overcome obstacles in the way out of homelessness, shares reflections and initial findings.
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April 3, 2025
What ‘What Works’ really means—and how we can get it right
The 'What Works' approach, inspired by evidence-based medicine, is crucial for effectively tackling homelessness. This blog by our CEO, Lígia Teixeira, discusses what a true evidence-based approach means, addressing common misunderstandings and emphasising the need for rigorous testing, asking the right questions, and understanding research quality. While the journey to evidence-based practice is challenging, as seen in medicine, it's essential for achieving lasting change.
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