Homelessness Policy Watch
A review of government policies which impact on
homelessness by Crisis and NPI
Policy Watch is a resource for anyone who wants learn more about homelessness issues and related policy. It is intended both as a gateway for those who have no prior knowledge about homelessness and as a resource for those who are seeking more indepth or technical material on homelessness issues and policy.
The website is divided into five sections:
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ABOUT HOMELESSNESS: What does homelessness mean and what are homeless people entitled to?
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HOMELESSNESS STATISTICS: Numbers, trends, household composition and geographic variations.
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HIDDEN HOMELESS: Who are they? And how many of them are there?
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POLICY FRAMEWORK: A summary of government homelessness policy.
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WIDER POLICIES: Overview of government policies for Work, Income, Education and Skills, Advice and Support, Housing Benefit, Housing and Health from a homelessness perspective.
This website has been produced by Crisis in partnership with the New Policy Institute.
Crisis is the national charity for single homeless people and works year round to help vulnerable and marginalised people get through the crisis of homelessness, fulfil their potential and transform their lives.
The New Policy Institute is an independent, progressive think tank, founded in 1996, whose mission is to advance social justice in a market economy. NPI has undertaken a large amount of work on homelessness.
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