This interim report is the first of three reports for the evaluation of the Tackling Multiple Disadvantage (TMD) project. TMD provides personalised coaching support and tailored employability provision to support homeless people with multiple and complex needs into training or employment. TMD is a Building Better Opportunities project funded by the Big Lottery Fund and the European Social Fund. It is being delivered across 17 London boroughs by a partnership of specialist homelessness or mental health organisations: Crisis, Thames Reach, St Mungo’s and Mind in the City, Hackney & Waltham Forest.

Overview

The project will be in live delivery between April 2017 and December 2019. During this period, TMD aims to engage and support 600 single homeless people. Three quarters of these participants are expected to have one or more additional support needs such as an offending history, substance misuse and physical or mental ill health.

This first interim report presents findings from research conducted between September and December 2017 with each partner’s strategic leads and local authority representatives from London boroughs where TMD is in operation. The report outlines the policy intent of the project, an outline of the existing evidence base, an overview of TMD performance monitoring and early implementation findings.

Future stages of the evaluation will explore how the Tackling Multiple Disadvantage project impacts the lives of clients. This will include findings from qualitative research with staff, clients and local stakeholders and outcomes analysis.

Reference

Murphy, H., Vaid, L., Klenk, H., and Patel, A.  (2018) Tackling Multiple Disadvantage: Year 1 Interim Report. London: Learning and Work Institute.