Bill Edgar (Dundee University) Matt Harrison (RIS)

Volker Busch-Geertsema (GISS)

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MPHASISMutual Progress on Homelessness through

Advancing and Strengthening Information Systems

Research Strand

Budapest, March 14th 2008

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Action Oriented Research

Transferability of Good Practice Service Provider Databases Client Record Systems

Usability of Core Variables

Making Use of Administrative Data Institutional Population Data Population Register Data

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Transferability of Good Practice

Service Provider Databases Test applicability of methodology in different national

contexts Approach for phased introduction and costs explained

in detail in EU Measurement Study. Amendments necessary?

Assessment of existing databases and how they could be used, updated, aggregated etc.

Assessment of barriers for creating and maintaining a database and of possible ways to overcome them

Identification of likely costs and timescales, stakeholders to be involved and next steps to be taken

Selected countries for feasibility study: Italy and Austria

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Transferability of Good Practice

Client Record Systems Adaptation of „Link“ System

System working in Dublin and different parts of UK Test of transferability to other cities or regions Adequacy of approach, necessary amendments, barriers

and potentials for implementation, costs and timescales etc.

Selected countries: Sweden (sel. city) and Portugal (Lisbon) Implementation of Data Extract Moduls and Protocols

For countries with several established client record systems

Use experience from Germany as one possible approach Analyse existing obstacles and possible ways to overcome

them in different national context Selected country: France

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Core Variables

Test usability of Core Variables in all MPHASIS countries Demographic characteristic (age and gender), Nationality and migration background (country

of birth), Composition of homeless households, Accommodation situation (immediately before

service period and at time of data collection), Duration of (current) homelessness Reasons for (last) homelessness.

Common understanding? Data available? Harmonisation possible? Amendments necessary?

Obstacles for implementation of missing variables and possible solutions

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Making Use of Adminstrative Data

Institutional Population Data Focus on persons about to leave prison who have no

permanent home to go Analysis and documentation of good practice in using

institutional information for preventive intervention Selected countries: Norway and Poland

Population Register Data Analyse potentials of population registers for

information on scope and profile of homelessness Which subgroups of homeless are covered (and which

aren‘t)? Validity and reliability of data? Identifying examples of good practice (for covering

homeless people in registers and register based census)

Selected countries: Finland and Germany

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Methodology

Subcontracts with researchers from selected countries on basis of detailed research brief

Researchers will analyse existing literature and documents, contact relevant agencies and experts to discuss the questions of the research brief and prepare a report on results and recommendations for various stakeholders at various geographical levels

Reports will be published on MPHASIS-homepage

On Core Variables there will be a questionnaire for all national partners and in-depth interviews, where implementation problems are reported

Results should be available spring 2009

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Outcomes expected

More detailed guidance on implementation issues, on possible approaches and tools

Revision and refinement of recommendations of EU-Measurement Study

Increase visibility of good practices in developing and maintaining homelessness monitoring systems

Show possible solutions for existing barriers and obstacles

Improvement of capacity for measuring homelessness at local, regional, national and European level