To facilitate greater collaboration on research around the drivers of homelessness and rough sleeping, and further explore social, economic and fiscal costs. And to build the evidence on the most effective measures to support people to remain off the streets.
The lead contacts are: Lesley Smith, Senior Principal Research Officer, Analysis, Research and Co-ordination Unit, Analysis and Data Directorate: Lesley.Smith@levellingup.gov.uk and David Hughes, Head of the Chief Scientific Adviser’s office: psChiefScientificAdviser@levellingup.gov.uk.
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
As part of the government's response to COVID-19, 15,000 rough sleepers have now been offered self-contained temporary accommodation in England, mainly in hotels. This approach, which has involved the decanting of hostel...
Funded by: COVID
Lead research organisation: CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
The project evaluates the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of permanent housing on the risk of COVID-19 infection and housing stability for people experiencing homelessness, which can inform other local authorities' responses to the challenges of COVID-19 and the cost-effectiveness of accommodation alternatives.
As well as sleeping rough, people who are homeless may live in shelters, hostels, and temporary or unsuitable accommodation. Before becoming homeless, people have often faced sustained periods of severe difficulties, whi...
Funded by: AHRC
Lead research organisation: Northumbria University
The project focuses on improving health and reducing inequalities for people experiencing homelessness, which aligns with the question's goal of developing predictive models to target prevention effectively at vulnerable groups.
Groups that experience the worst health outcomes include people in coastal communities (like in the North East and North Cumbria), experiencing homelessness, dependent on drugs or alcohol, vulnerable migrants, people in ...
Funded by: AHRC
Lead research organisation: Northumbria University
The project investigates and co-produces integrated, community-led, asset-based approaches to supporting people with multiple and complex needs who have been homeless, which can address health disparities in the North East North Cumbria Integrated Care System (NENC ICS). However, it does not specifically address predictive models for targeting prevention at vulnerable groups.