How to Use Evidence to End Homelessness For Smarter, More Impactful Action

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.

Building on the influential Using Evidence to End Homelessness (Bristol University Press, 2020), this practical collection shows how evidence and data can drive smarter action to improve outcomes for people affected by homelessness. Six years on, it captures lessons learned and progress made while charting a path for greater impact. With new contributions from leaders including UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, reflecting on his time as Mayor of Greater Manchester, Sir Michael Barber and Rosanne Haggerty, it highlights innovative approaches transforming housing, health, education, media, sport and the arts.

Through case studies, collaborative models, and policy tools, it equips practitioners, policymakers, funders and community leaders to act more effectively. The book is an essential resource for all those working to end homelessness.

Michael Sanders is Professor of Public Policy at King’s College London. He has worked with or for the majority of the UK’s What Works Centres including as Head of Evidence at What Works for Wellbeing, Academic Lead of the Centre for Transforming Access and Student Outcomes, and as Chief Executive of What Works for Children’s Social Care.

Kenneth Gibb is Professor of Housing Economics at the University of Glasgow and Director and Principal Investigator of the ESRC UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence. He has been working on British local tax research since the late 1980s.

Lígia Teixeira is Founder and CEO of the Centre for Homelessness Impact. The Centre, a member of the UK’s What Works Network, has galvanised a movement to apply reliable evidence and data in homelessness ― showing that trying to do good is not enough, and driving a shift towards action that delivers real impact.

Greg Hurst is Director of Communications and Public Engagement at the Centre for Homelessness Impact. He spent 20 years as a journalist at The Times, including as Social Affairs Editor and Education Editor, reporting on social policy, inequality and public services.