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Homelessness is a global challenge.

The United Nations Human Settlements Program estimates that 1.1 billion people live in inadequate housing, and the best data available suggest that more than 100 million people have no housing at all.

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Homelessness: An Emerging Threat
Arulmani Thiyagarajan
Sudip Bhattacharya
Kanica Kaushal
India's homelessness problem has come into sharp focus over the last decade. The 2011 census count enumerated 449,761 houseless households and families and 17,73,040 people experiencing homelessness in India. The census further broke down those numbers to suggest 52.9 % of these people were based in urban areas, and 47.1% in rural areas. Some common reasons included poverty, drug addiction, natural disasters and conflict,...
Cities Toolkit for Ending Homelessness: feantsa cities
FEANTSA
To kick off the European week of cities and regions, FEANTSA launched the cities Toolkit for Ending Homelessness on October 8, 2018. The toolkit provides cities, local and municipal authorities with a framework to make a meaningful impact in the fight to reduce and end homelessness in Europe by 2030. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), signed and endorsed by each EU Member State, has called for an end to...
Life on the streets: preventing and tackling rough sleeping in Wales
This report from the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee looks at recent homelessness data in Wales, four years out from the Housing Wales Act, in order to make recommendations to the Welsh Government with regard to preventing homelessness in the country and helping those already experiencing it to find a pathway off the street. The Committee recommends that the Welsh Government abolish the concept of "...
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Lifetime Prevalence of Homelessness in the United States
Vincent A. Fusaro
Helen G. Levy
H. Luke Shaefer
Homelessness in the United States is often examined using cross-sectional, point-in-time samples. Any experience of homelessness is a risk factor for adverse outcomes, so it is also useful to understand the incidence of homelessness over longer periods. In this report, researchers explore the impact of race and ethnicity on the lifetime prevalence of homelessness among the baby-boomer cohort in the United States. Results...
Sociodemographic and Economic Characteristics of a Homeless Community in Delhi, India
Abha Mangal
Joyce Felicia Vaghela
Archana Thakur
Aditi Kumar
In this study, St. Stephen's Hospital in New Dehli, India presents data on the sociodemographic and economic characteristics of people living in an emergency ("night") shelter in the city. The data was collected from 48 families and 258 individuals.
Homes For B.C.: A 30-Point Plan for Housing Affordability in British Columbia
The Province of British Columbia
In September 2018, the Government of British Columbia announced a new provincial budget which includes a comprehensive housing plan and record levels of capital investment. This housing plan, called Homes for B.C., aims to make affordable housing more accessible and allocates funding to address homelessness across the province. This plan discusses market stability; tax fraud and loopholes; housing tailored to specific...
Making the Shift Year One Report
Canadian Observatory on Homelessness
A Way Home Canada
and MaRS Centre for Impact Investing
Making the Shift (MtS) is a multi-year, multi-phase project, with many moving parts. It is a reimagining of the response to youth homelessness through social innovation in order to ensure the best possible outcomes for young people. Making the Shift is a partnership between A Way Home Canada (AWHC) and the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness (COH) with the support of MaRS Centre for Impact Investing (MaRS). This work is...
Homelessness in America: Focus on Families with Children
United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
In this Focus on Families with Children brief, the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) reviews data and information on the following: the scale of family homelessness; knowledge about the families with children who experience homelessness; knowledge about patterns of homelessness among families with children; knowledge about families’ risks for experiencing homelessness; and the most significant gaps in...
The Way Forward Te Ara I Mua: An overview of current homelessness and social housing workforce development in Aotearoa New Zealand
Sho Isogai
There is a growing concern at the number of people experiencing homelessness in Aotearoa New Zealand (hereafter referred to as Aotearoa). Despite this issue of increasing homelessness in Aotearoa and across the globe, and initiatives in place to address it, there are few workforce planning and development programmes in Aotearoa that address this issue. The cross-party report into ending homelessness 1 and Te Matapihi he...
Surviving Severe Weather: Tools to Promote Emergency Preparedness for People Experiencing Homelessness
National Health Care for the Homeless Council
Personal preparedness is a critical component of emergency planning. Yet, mainstream efforts to promote preparedness typically focus on people who are housed and have the resources to stockpile food and supplies and shelter in place. Few communities have adequately prepared people with limited resources, such as people experiencing homelessness, for emergencies. To facilitate discussions about emergency preparedness, the...
The Health of Foreign-Born Homeless Families Living in the Family Shelter System
Alexia Polillo
Nick Kerman
John Sylvestre
Catherine M. Lee
Tim Aubry
This journal explores the challenges faced by foreign-born families experiencing homelessness in Canada. The purpose of this paper is to examine the health of foreign-born families staying in the emergency shelter system in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and compare their experiences to Canadian-born homeless families who are also living in shelters.
Implementing Change: Law Enforcement's Role in Addressing the Intersection of Homelessness and Juvenile Justice
This source provides a snapshot of the intersection of law enforcement and homelessness in Chicago. The research summary reflects the estimates and documented incidents between youth experiencing homelessness and the criminal legal system.  Authors go on to make policy proposals to address the criminalization of youth experiencing homelessness. 
Coordinated Entry System Refinement Lab Chicago Action Agenda and Continuum of Care
Corporation for Supportive Housing
This report outlines the coordinated entry system (CES) in Chicago, USA. According to this source, a CES is a collaborative effort wherein all providers of homeless housing and services in the community work together to ensure that from the moment a household first presents a housing crisis, there is a clear, consistent path towards ending their homelessness. The report goes on to document the implementation of CES in Chicago...
The ‘Frustrated’ Housing Aspirations of Generation Rent
Kim McKee
This qualitative study involved in-depth interviews with 16 young people (aged 35 and under) living in the private rented sector (PRS) in both England and Scotland who were not in full-time education and who had low to middle incomes. The young people also provided photos of their home to act as discussion points. The study explicitly targeted those on lower incomes, for their views, have not featured prominently in research...
Chronic Homelessness in Melbourne: First-Year Outcomes of Journey to Social Inclusion Phase 2 Study Participants
Zoe Callis
Paul Flatau
Jessica Mackelprang
Louise La Sala
Ami Seivwright
Kathryn Taylor
and Monica Thielking
The Journey to Social Inclusion (J2SI) Phase 2 program, delivered by Sacred Heart Mission (SHM), uses an intensive case management approach focused on capacity building and relationship development to facilitate the movement of chronically homeless people in Melbourne to permanent, stable housing and a pathway to broader social inclusion. The first year of the J2SI Phase 2 program focused on the attainment of permanent...
Addressing Intersecting Housing and Overdose Crises in Vancouver, Canada: Opportunities and Challenges from a Tenant-Led Overdose Response Intervention in Single Room Occupancy Hotels
Geoff Bardwell
Jad Boyd
Alexander Collins
Taylor Fleming
and Ryan McNeil
This journal examines the acceptability, feasibility, and implementation of the Tenant Overdose Response Organizers program (TORO)--a tenant-led naloxone training and distribution intervention. The project was implemented in privately owned single room occupancy (SRO) hotels that were disproportionately affected by overdose in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside neighborhood.  Findings suggest that the TORO program was affected by...
Inner City Rough Sleeper Street Count
Government of South Australia
This report reflects the findings of the 2017 Inner City Rough Sleeper Street Count in Adelaide, Australia.  The Inner City Rough Sleeper Street Count is a survey questionnaire that monitors the number of people sleeping rough in the inner city of Adelaide. The survey is a point in time count that aims to monitor levels of rough sleeping in the Adelaide inner city area, as well as provide information about the circumstances...
The State of the Nation's Housing 2018
This year’s report not only examines recent trends, but assesses whether and how key metrics have changed over the last three decades and serves as a yardstick to measure whether or not the nation has met its goal of producing decent and affordable homes for all.
Permanent Supportive Housing: Evaluating the Evidence for Improving Health Outcomes Among People Experiencing Chronic Homelessness
This report addresses a fundamental question: To what extent have permanent supportive housing programs improved health outcomes and affected health care costs in people experiencing homelessness? The report also describes policy and program barriers that affect the ability to bring the permanent supportive housing programs and other housing models to scale to address housing and health care needs. 
Exploring Domestic Violence Survivors' Need for Transitional Housing
Dessie Clark
Cris Sullivan
and Leila Wood
This study explores the intersection of homelessness and domestic violence (DV) in the U.S. According to this article, DV is a leading cause of homelessness for women and children. The lack of stable housing further increases women’s risk of re-victimization. These findings suggest the necessity for both transitional (TH) and rapid re-housing (RRH) as housing options for survivors.