Homelessness
Homelessness is often viewed as an economic and social issue, but housing instability harms health both directly and indirectly by causing stress. Individuals experiencing homelessness are more likely to have chronic physical and mental health conditions.
Homelessness is associated with poor health, education and social outcomes, particularly for children. It is often as a result of a combination of events such as relationship breakdown, debt, adverse experiences in childhood and through ill health.
Useful Resources
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View resourceInclusion Health Groups in Frimley ICS: An overview of available data and published evidence (OHID)
This data pack is intended to provide a one-off summary of available data and evidence for the inclusion of health groups in the South East at an ICB level. The aim of this resource is to understand what data exists at a local level. For each group, the key messages for systems are presented, followed by an overview of health issues and available data.
Data and Analysis -
View resourceCOVID-19 Health Inequalities and Recovery Tool for the South East (CHIRTSE) (Office for Health Improvement and Disparities)
The COVID-19 Health Inequalities and Recovery Tool has been developed to explore and demonstrate the immediate impacts of COVID-19 on health inequalities in the population in the South East. The tool’s purpose is to highlight health inequalities which may have been increased by the pandemic and to guide post-COVID-19 recovery plans.
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View resourceWider Determinants of Health Profile (Office for Health Improvement and Disparities)
This Office for Health Improvement & Disparities (OHID) profile collates national, regional and local data on the wider determinants of health including the environment, education, employment and income, crime, health outcomes, health assets and vulnerable groups.
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View resourceDelivering health and care for people who sleep rough: going above and beyond (The Kings Fund, 2020)
People who sleep rough have complex and multiple health and care needs that all too often are not met. They have some of the worst health outcomes in England. This report shares the findings from The Kings Fund research into the experiences of homeless people in accessing health and social care.
Research and Reports -
View resourceHomeless Link website
National membership charity for organisations working directly with people who become homeless in England.
Website of resources -
View resourceHomelessness in the Countryside: A Hidden Crisis (Universtity of Kent)
The research aims to understand rural homelessness in England. Using the survey and national data, they have highlighted their main findings and drivers of what causes homelessness.
Research and Reports -
View resourceHousing, Planning and Homelessness (Local Government Association)
Collection of case studies, publication, briefings and guidance on housing, planning and homelessness from the Local Government Association (LGA).
Research and Reports -
View resourceRough Sleeping Annual Snapshot dashboard (Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities)
The annual autumn snapshot is the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities’ official and most robust measure of rought sleeping. The dashboard can help understand basic characteristics, compare local authorities and regions in England and assess changes in the number of people sleeping rough over time.
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View resourceRough sleeping and the support for people sleeping rough in England (Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities)
The dashboard summarises the monthly information about rough sleeping that is provided by local areas to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. The dashboard provides an estimate of the number of people sleeping over the course of the month in each local authority to better understand the flow of people sleeping rough.
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View resourceUnderstanding Homelessness in Slough (Local Government Association)
This report presents an overview of homelessness in Slough by looking at the economic context, the level of housing need, and service users’ journeys, for both priority and non-priority applicants, including their outcomes. It is intended that this report will help your council to understand the drivers of homelessness within your local area, assess the efficacy of your service in preventing homelessness and enable you to identify interventions which could help you to improve the support you provide.
Data and Analysis -
View resourceUnderstanding Homelessness in Bracknell Forest (Local Government Association)
This report presents an overview of homelessness in Bracknell Forest by looking at the economic context, the level of housing need, and service users’ journeys, for both priority and non-priority applicants, including their outcomes. It is intended that this report will help your council to understand the drivers of homelessness within your local area, assess the efficacy of your service in preventing homelessness and enable you to identify interventions which could help you to improve the support you provide.
Data and Analysis -
View resourceUnderstanding Homelessness in Windsor and Maidenhead (Local Government Association)
This report presents an overview of homelessness in Windsor and Maidenhead by looking at the economic context, the level of housing need, and service users’ journeys, for both priority and non-priority applicants, including their outcomes. It is intended that this report will help your council to understand the drivers of homelessness within your local area, assess the efficacy of your service in preventing homelessness and enable you to identify interventions which could help you to improve the support you provide.
Data and Analysis
Currently no resources for this region
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View resourceCOVID-19 Health Inequalities and Recovery Tool for the South East (CHIRTSE) (Office for Health Improvement and Disparities)
The COVID-19 Health Inequalities and Recovery Tool has been developed to explore and demonstrate the immediate impacts of COVID-19 on health inequalities in the population in the South East. The tool’s purpose is to highlight health inequalities which may have been increased by the pandemic and to guide post-COVID-19 recovery plans.
Data and Analysis -
View resourceWider Determinants of Health Profile (Office for Health Improvement and Disparities)
This Office for Health Improvement & Disparities (OHID) profile collates national, regional and local data on the wider determinants of health including the environment, education, employment and income, crime, health outcomes, health assets and vulnerable groups.
Fingertips Profile -
View resourceDelivering health and care for people who sleep rough: going above and beyond (The Kings Fund, 2020)
People who sleep rough have complex and multiple health and care needs that all too often are not met. They have some of the worst health outcomes in England. This report shares the findings from The Kings Fund research into the experiences of homeless people in accessing health and social care.
Research and Reports -
View resourceHomeless Link website
National membership charity for organisations working directly with people who become homeless in England.
Website of resources -
View resourceHomelessness in the Countryside: A Hidden Crisis (Universtity of Kent)
The research aims to understand rural homelessness in England. Using the survey and national data, they have highlighted their main findings and drivers of what causes homelessness.
Research and Reports -
View resourceHousing, Planning and Homelessness (Local Government Association)
Collection of case studies, publication, briefings and guidance on housing, planning and homelessness from the Local Government Association (LGA).
Research and Reports -
View resourceRough Sleeping Annual Snapshot dashboard (Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities)
The annual autumn snapshot is the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities’ official and most robust measure of rought sleeping. The dashboard can help understand basic characteristics, compare local authorities and regions in England and assess changes in the number of people sleeping rough over time.
Data and Analysis -
View resourceRough sleeping and the support for people sleeping rough in England (Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities)
The dashboard summarises the monthly information about rough sleeping that is provided by local areas to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. The dashboard provides an estimate of the number of people sleeping over the course of the month in each local authority to better understand the flow of people sleeping rough.
Data and Analysis
Currently no resources for this region
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View resourceInclusion Health Groups in Frimley ICS: An overview of available data and published evidence (OHID)
This data pack is intended to provide a one-off summary of available data and evidence for the inclusion of health groups in the South East at an ICB level. The aim of this resource is to understand what data exists at a local level. For each group, the key messages for systems are presented, followed by an overview of health issues and available data.
Data and Analysis
Currently no resources for this region
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View resourceUnderstanding Homelessness in Bracknell Forest (Local Government Association)
This report presents an overview of homelessness in Bracknell Forest by looking at the economic context, the level of housing need, and service users’ journeys, for both priority and non-priority applicants, including their outcomes. It is intended that this report will help your council to understand the drivers of homelessness within your local area, assess the efficacy of your service in preventing homelessness and enable you to identify interventions which could help you to improve the support you provide.
Data and Analysis
Currently no resources for this region
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View resourceUnderstanding Homelessness in Slough (Local Government Association)
This report presents an overview of homelessness in Slough by looking at the economic context, the level of housing need, and service users’ journeys, for both priority and non-priority applicants, including their outcomes. It is intended that this report will help your council to understand the drivers of homelessness within your local area, assess the efficacy of your service in preventing homelessness and enable you to identify interventions which could help you to improve the support you provide.
Data and Analysis
Currently no resources for this region
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View resourceUnderstanding Homelessness in Windsor and Maidenhead (Local Government Association)
This report presents an overview of homelessness in Windsor and Maidenhead by looking at the economic context, the level of housing need, and service users’ journeys, for both priority and non-priority applicants, including their outcomes. It is intended that this report will help your council to understand the drivers of homelessness within your local area, assess the efficacy of your service in preventing homelessness and enable you to identify interventions which could help you to improve the support you provide.
Data and Analysis
Currently no resources for this region
