Exploring the nexus between violence, homelessness, and poverty with a view to informing policy and practitioner responses to these interconnected issues

There is a close interconnection between violence and homelessness. Domestic violence is a significant cause of homelessness and once homeless, people face disproportionate risk of exposure to violence. The centrality of violence to homelessness, and the association between both of these experiences and poverty, are however inadequately recognised, theorised and understood. This study would explore the nexus between violence, homelessness, and poverty with a view to informing policy and practitioner responses to these interconnected issues. It might take as its focus: innovative responses to domestic violence, for instance Sanctuary Schemes and perpetrator programmes, and consider their effectiveness in preventing and resolving homelessness; experiences of domestic violence among those with multiple and complex needs (homelessness, substance misuse, offending behaviour, mental health problems); distinct policy and practice response to domestic violence and homelessness across UK nations; the impact of welfare reform on exposure to, and responses to, domestic violence and homelessness; and/or the influence of poverty and class on experiences of domestic violence and homelessness.