Research and Publications

Here you will find St Mungo’s research on issues relating to homelessness as well as policy briefings and our responses to government consultations and inquiries.

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Expanding Access to Naloxone: Supply and Emergency Use

St Mungo's responds to a government consultation on expanding the access to naloxone for emergency use through different routes, including homelessness hostels, day centres and outreach services.

A Fairer Pathway to Settlement

The UK Government consulted on proposals to reform the current settlement rules in favour of an “earned settlement” model.

Autumn Statement 2025 Representation

In anticipation of the Government’s Homelessness Strategy, we recommend fully funding a 5-year package that ensures the strategy is implemented across Government and the homelessness sector.

The Fairer Funding Review 2.0

St Mungo's response to the Fairer Funding 2.0 consultation

NHS 10-Year Health Plan

There is a risk that the 10-Year Health Plan overlooks people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

Spending Review 2025: St Mungo’s Representation

Recommendations from the charity around funding for homelessness services and provision for prevention in the 2025 Spending Review

MCHLG Rough Sleeping Inquiry

Written evidence on the main causes of the heightened levels of rough sleeping and policy recommendations to prevent further increases.

The Mayor’s Rough Sleeping Plan of Action

Drawing from our experience as a frontline service provider, St Mungo's provides evidence and recommendations on the Rough Sleeping Plan of Action

Autumn Budget 2024 and Spending Review Representation

Against a backdrop of record levels of homelessness in recent years, investment in ending homelessness must be prioritised in this Budget.

Response to the 2024 Spring Budget

Government committed to end rough sleeping by 2024, but instead we are seeing the crisis escalating.

Written evidence on the Criminal Justice Bill

Concerns about the proposal to introduce new offences that would criminalise begging

The Kerslake Commission on Rough Sleeping | Turning the Tide on Rising Homelessness and Rough Sleeping

The Kerslake Commission was convened to examine the lessons from this incredible public health emergency response to rough sleeping, and to understand how the significant progress made can be embedded in the long term.

The Kerslake Commission on Rough Sleeping | When We Work Together: Progress Report

Safe Space

A gender informed and trauma responsive approach to working with multiple disadvantaged women

Life Changing Care

‘Everyone deserves to live with dignity and care’

The Kerslake Commission on Rough Sleeping | A new way of working: ending rough sleeping together

The Kerslake Commission on Rough Sleeping | When We Work Together – learning the lessons

Keeping us safer: An approach for supporting homeless women experiencing multiple disadvantage

Mapping multiple disadvantage

Housing and health: Working together to respond to rough sleeping during Covid-19

Together, we need to build on the successes of Everyone In, and make sure that the principles of joint working become the norm.

Tackling transient work and homelessness

Insecure housing, work and the benefits system

St Mungo’s Submission to the Spending Review – September 2020

Before the pandemic spiralling housing costs, increasing insecurity for private renters and cuts to homelessness services had seen rough sleeping more than double in ten years.

Homeless Couples and Relationships Toolkit

Everyone has the right to a place they call home.

Local authority spending on homelessness: 2020 update

Over the past decade, there has been increased demand for homelessness services in England.

Knocked Back

Failing to support people sleeping rough with drug and alcohol problems is costing lives.

Assessing the impact of Housing First in Brighton and Westminster

Housing First is not housing only.

Workwise Annual Report

As living costs continue to rise and budgets become tighter, many tenants are still struggling with today’s economy, leaving bills missed or unpaid, including rent.

Call for evidence on the Homelessness Reduction Act – St Mungo’s response

The Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 is currently failing to prevent people sleeping rough.

Tackling homelessness together

Rough sleeping – the most dangerous form of homelessness – has risen by 165% since 2010

St Mungo’s responds to MHCLG consultation on domestic abuse support

Future Delivery of Support to Victims and their Children in Accommodation-Based Domestic Abuse Services

Home for Good: Local authority spending on homelessness – full report

Everyone deserves a home for good.

Moving claimants to Universal Credit from other working age benefits

The current roll out of Universal Credit (UC), designed as a test and learn approach, has revealed serious flaws within the new system.

Women and Rough Sleeping: A critical review

Hiding from harm, hidden from help.

Universal Credit: making it work for supported housing residents

Residents in supported housing often face challenges in adapting to new processes

NHS Long Term Plan submission

What are the mental health needs of people sleeping rough?

MHCLG: Overcoming the barriers to longer tenancies in the private rented sector

The Private Rented Sector (PRS) is in desperate need of reform.

On my own two feet

When push factors and pull factors work together, they can exert an irresistible pressure on someone, leading to them ‘choosing’ to return to rough sleeping.

Homeless pregnancy toolkit

What are the needs of pregnant women and their babies?

Hospital Discharge Network – Recovery Results briefing

The HDN was launched in June 2014 and has supported 63 clients to date.

Nowhere Safe to Stay

Too many people are dying on our streets and too many are living with damaging long term consequences of not having a roof over their head.

No First Night Out

‘New’ rough sleepers often have long and complex journeys resulting in homelessness, related to social networks, support needs, resilience and the absence of a settled and safe home.

Rough Sleeping Roma in the City of Westminster

Romanian nationals have been identified as the fastest growing group of rough sleepers across Greater London and particularly within the City of Westminster.

Psychologically Informed Environments: a literature review

There is a growing amount of literature available on the high levels of psychological and mental health problems that affect people experiencing homelessness

Rebuilding Shattered Lives: update November 2015

"Women’s homelessness is so often invisible."

Reading Counts: why English and maths skills matter in tackling homelessness

Half of homeless people struggle to read and write, a new study has found.

Happiness Matters: breaking the link between homelessness and mental ill health

‘[Being homeless] makes me feel low in the long run as you lose hope in getting back on track and into society’

Down and Out? Mental health and street homelessness

"Over 40 years of helping rough sleepers, at St Mungo’s we have come to realise that street homelessness is about much more than the simple lack of a home."