News and Updates
September 23, 2025
Unlocking potential: How Individual Placement and Support helps people out of homelessness
A pioneering UK trial is testing whether rapid, tailored employment support can provide a sustainable pathway out of homelessness. Individual Placement and Support removes conditions to starting work by helping people to access employment immediately with ongoing in-work support.
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September 4, 2025
What is 'Test and Learn' and What Should it Look Like in Homelessness Prevention?
The concept of ‘Test and Learn’ has become a central element in discussions around effective governance and public sector reform. Our CEO, Ligia Teixeira, writes about what 'Test and Learn' is.
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September 1, 2025
Why leadership at the centre matters in efforts to prevent homelessness
Parliament’s delay in appointing a Homelessness Minister risks fragmented responses, rising crisis spending, and missed prevention opportunities. In this blog, our Chief Executive, Ligia, discusses the measures and structures urgently needed to prevent a homelessness system stuck in crisis response.
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August 27, 2025
Evaluating the Homelessness System: A Rural Perspective
Herefordshire Council's Bob Barnett highlights the urgent need to shift from crisis response to early prevention - particularly in rural areas.
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August 20, 2025
Every Contact Counts: The Critical Role of Nurses in Homelessness Outreach
This article discusses whether specialist nurses in outreach teams improve healthcare access, trust, and outcomes for people experiencing homelessness through flexible, person-centred care.
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August 15, 2025
From Portugal’s Bombeiros to the UK: Could volunteers do more?
Our Chief Executive, Ligia, compares Portugal’s volunteer firefighters’ urgent crisis response to the UK’s homelessness response, and explains why we should be treating homelessness as a preventable emergency.
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August 14, 2025
A farewell from our Chair
As Andrew Hudson steps down as Chair of CHI after six and a half years, he reflects on his time in the role - from start-up to systems change.
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July 29, 2025
Using evidence on our improvement journey
Ninesh Muthiah, CEO of Home Connections, which operates Homefinder UK, reflects on an evaluation of the service by the Policy Institute at King's College, London.
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