Policy & Research
In over 40 years of work, we've built up a huge body of expertise and experience directly influencing policy and practice in a number of areas. We also deliver and commission research to better understand the causes and nature of homelessness.
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Recommended reading
The homelessness monitor
A five year project tracking the impact of policy change and economic developments in the UK.
Universal Credit FAQs
Answers to some of the more frequently asked questions about the Government's new benefit system.
LHA and shared housing
Two new pieces of research show there is a desperate shortage of housing for single people.
Housing Benefit cuts
A briefing on all the recent and forthcoming cuts to Housing Benefit.
Latest Policy & Research
Research report: The homelessness monitor: Wales 2012
The Homelessness Monitor: Wales 2012 is the first year report of a major four-year independent study into the impact of policy and economic downturn on homelessness in Wales.
Research report: HOME TRUTHS: How to change attitudes to housing benefit
The research carried out by the Fabian Society examines public attitudes towards housing benefit: an area of social security where the politics are perhaps most challenging.
- The homelessness monitor: Wales 2012 (Jun, 2013)
- HOME TRUTHS: How to change attitudes to housing benefit (Jun, 2013)
- Crisis Pre-Employment Programme for A8 and A2 Nationals in London (May, 2013)
- Crisis policy briefing: Housing benefit cuts (May, 2013)
- Universal Credit: Frequently Asked Questions (Feb, 2013)