Homelessness is not inevitable. With collective action and political will, we can end it once and for all.
Homelessness is devastating, dangerous and isolating.
Housing insecurity and homelessness has social causes, including a lack of affordable housing, poverty and unemployment. Against this backdrop, lots of different life events and circumstances can be the trigger for an individual to become homeless.
In many parts of the UK, homelessness is rising.
Find out more about the causes and impact of homelessness
About homelessness
Crisis is a leading source for knowledge on homelessness in the UK. Here you will find research about homelessness trends, the causes of homelessness and its impacts.
The Best Practice Team is here to support internal Crisis teams and external organisations to set up and develop projects to end homelessness.
The systems we have today were designed. They are the result of a set of decisions that were made about our society’s priorities and resources. Just as they were designed, we can redesign them so that they work for everyone
To end all types of homelessness, we need to understand and change the factors which cause it and make it worse. Issues such as the availability of affordable housing, legislation and the benefits system are part of this.
Read our policy briefings and consultation responses on a range of issues linked to homelessness.
Our work with individuals drives our work to influence government, local authorities and housing providers' policy and practice to end homelessness.
To find out more about the factors that contribute to homelessness please read:
