Research and evaluation

Research and evaluation help us to plan and develop new services and re-shape existing programs to achieve better outcomes.

This page provides access to a collection of reviews, evaluation reports and evidence notes of homelessness programs in NSW.

• Early Review of the Specialist Homelessness Services Program
• Evaluation of the Premier's Youth Initiative
• The Homeless Youth Assistance Program: Summary report of state-wide consultations
• Evaluation of Homeless Youth Assistance Programs
• More Than Shelter progress report
• Going Home Staying Home Post-Implementation Review
• Evaluation of Rapid Rehousing
• Cox Inall Ridgeway summary overview 2020
• Cox Inall Ridgeway full report 2020
• Homelessness Action Plan Evaluations Summary – AHURI
• Analysis of Self-Evaluation Reports

A range of homelessness support projects were funded under the National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness 2009–2013 and through NSW Government funding.

Reports on projects for people at risk of eviction

• Far North Coast Tenancy Support Program
• Mid North Coast Tenancy Support Service
• Coastal Sydney Aboriginal Tenancy Support Service

Reports on projects for people exiting institutions

• Targeted Housing and Support Service
• Sustaining Tenancies Following Exits from Correctional Facilities
• Young People Exiting Juvenile Justice Centres – North Coast
• Young People Leaving Care Support Service – North Coast
• Overarching Summary Report – People Exiting Institutions Projects

Report on youth hub project

• South West Sydney Youth Hub Project incorporating the foyer model

Reports on projects for women and children experiencing domestic and family violence

• Hunter HAP Domestic Violence Project
• Illawarra HAP Domestic Violence Project
• Greater Western Sydney HAP Domestic Violence Project
• Overarching Summary Report – Long-Term Accommodation and Support for Women and Children Experiencing Domestic and Family Violence

Reports on long-term housing and support projects

• Riverina Murray HAP Project
• Rural Homelessness New England Project
• North Coast Accommodation Project
• South East Community Connections project
• Overarching Summary Report – Long-term Housing and Support Service Model

Evidence Notes: Summaries of HAP evaluation findings

• Tenancy support for people at risk of eviction
• Support for women and children experiencing domestic and family violence
• Support for people exiting institutional care
• Responding to Aboriginal Homelessness
• Support for young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness
• Long-term housing and support
• Overall summary of the Homelessness Action Plan Evaluation Findings