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UK Homelessness Data Forum

A space for open, practical exchange on data, insight and shared challenges.

Why this forum?

Across the UK, organisations are working to end homelessness, but not always with the same data, tools or terminology. Whether you’re navigating hidden homelessness, analysing youth data, or grappling with affordability definitions, the challenges are familiar.

That’s why LandAid has set up the UK Homelessness Data Forum – a space for peers to come together and talk. Not to share raw data, but to share what we’re all learning, how we’re all using data, and where we’re all stuck.

This is a community of mutual support, insight exchange and occasional provocation, where charities, policymakers, researchers and data experts can learn from one another.

What the forum offers

👥 A peer group of professionals from across sectors who work with or rely on homelessness data

🧠 Regular online meetups to explore shared challenges, interesting projects and useful tools

❓ A place to ask the questions that are hard to answer alone

📍 A space to build relationships and spark new ideas for collective impact

Join the next meeting

The next meeting will take place at XX:XX on XX XXX XXXX. To join this and/or future events, click below to fill in a short form. Participation is free.

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What we’ll cover

The forum is open – shaped by what members bring. But some of the topics already emerging include:

  • Estimating the true scale of hidden homelessness

  • Understanding links between affordable housing and homelessness

  • Analysing the seasonality of rough sleeping

  • Exploring the cost of different types of accommodation

  • Learning how others are influencing policy with data

What people are saying

We piloted this idea with a small group — and here’s what they told us…

  • 90 %

    disagreed

    that the data available today is good enough for their work.

  • 60 %

    agreed

    that their organisation lacks full confidence in how they analyse and use data.

  • 90 %

    agreed

    that a broader view of the system, including hidden homelessness and housing affordability, would help end homelessness.

  • 80 %

    strongly agreed

    that a forum like this would help them navigate those challenges.