Read our report on Race, Ethnicity and Homelessness published today in which we find significant evidence of racial inequality in the homelessness system. Our research includes groundbreaking analysis of 750,000 household records that revealed Black families accepted as statutorily homeless are less than half as likely to gain social housing as their White counterparts Black and […]
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Designing out homelessness amongst minoritised communities in the West Midlands
Our new report reveals the need for targeted strategies to address the disproportionate levels of homelessness experienced by some minoritised ethnic communities in the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) area. The report, “Designing out homelessness amongst minoritised communities in the West Midlands Combined Authority Area,” was conducted at the invitation of the WMCA Homelessness Taskforce […]
Our homelessness systems are failing minoritised communities
I-SPHERE research intern, Nifemi Adesina, speaks about the findings of her research in a comment piece published today in Inside Housing on how race and ethnicity intersect with experiences of homelessness and complex needs in England, Nifemi highlights that homelessness services are failing minoritised communities through a system designed for and focused on white men that […]
Preventing homelessness must be at the heart of our responses to violence against women
By Dr Lynne McMordie, Research Fellow, I-SPHERE Every week in Northern Ireland, a woman faces an impossible decision: remain trapped with her abuser or risk entering a homelessness system that often exposes her to further harm. Violence Against Women and Homelessness, our report in partnership with the University of Edinburgh, exposes the stark reality of […]
I-SPHERE News – October 2024
It has been a busy few months for the I-SPHERE, Heriot Watt team. Here are just some of the highlights. Our latest research Destitution by design: Righting the wrongs of UK immigration policy If you live in Scotland, you may have heard in the news recently some of the shocking findings from I-SPHERE’s evaluation of […]
Hostile immigration policies are “virtually guaranteeing” destitution and homelessness for thousands who are living long-term in Scotland, new research finds
Charities urge Scottish Government to take urgent steps to address “destitution by design” Thousands of people in Scotland, including long-standing members of communities, are being forced into extreme poverty and homelessness by hostile UK immigration policy, a new report has revealed. The research includes a survey of those accessing crisis support from Fair Way Scotland, […]
Welfare and homelessness: how UK welfare reforms fueled a homelessness crisis
Watch here the insightful seminar from I-SPHERE’s own Dr Beth Watts-Cobb and Professor Hal Pawson of the University of New South Wales that was organised by Homelessness Australia in partnership with the UNSW City Futures Research Centre.
Homelessness experiences of young Black Londoners starkly revealed
The harsh realities faced by young Black people experiencing homelessness in London are laid bare in our new hard-hitting new report. The research, which was possible thanks to the support of Oak Foundation, is the fourth published report from our Homelessness amongst Black and minoritised ethnic communities knowledge and capacity building programme and was led […]
New I-SPHERE report finds further evidence of racial inequalities in housing and homelessness
As featured in Inside Housing – Inside Housing – News our new Deep Dive report Taking a race and ethnicity lens to conceptualisations of homelessness in England, is the third published output of our Oak Foundation funded Homelessness and Black and Minoritised Ethnic Communities in the UK Knowledge and Capacity Building Programme. The report explores […]
The Reality for Women Affected by Severe and Multiple Disadvantage
Our hard-hitting report outlines five key priorities to radically improve support for women facing homelessness, substance use, and involvement with the criminal justice system in the UK. Hard Edges: The Reality for Women Affected by Severe and Multiple Disadvantage, funded by the Oak Foundation, exposes the trauma and exclusion endured by this vulnerable group. It […]