It’s easy to despair. But we must not. We must hold on to the belief that homelessness can be ended and look for evidence of proven or promising approaches that could be tried or tested right now.
We should be clear: overall, the evidence base for much homelessness practice is weak. Many standard interventions used in the United Kingdom lack robust evaluation of impact, in particular cost effectiveness.
There are exceptions, however, and more high-quality causal evidence into homelessness interventions in recent years is expanding what we know.
So where does the evidence lead us?
Housing First, which provides unconditional
