In 2019, Newcastle City Council and the charity Crisis announced a formal partnership focused on ending homelessness in the city within ten years. To inform this work, the partnership sought to conduct a comprehensive evidence review. Alma Economics was asked to model expenditure on homelessness provision and associated services in Newcastle.

Our approach involved two distinct phases. First, we collected detailed data on local service expenditure and the level of provision, liaising closely with council representatives and personnel from key service providers in Newcastle. This data was then fed into our expenditure model, providing robust estimates of expenditure on homelessness services in Newcastle. We mapped expenditure estimates across various typologies (e.g., service type, client demographics and client needs).

Our analysis helped to inform the partnership’s wider strategy to end homelessness in Newcastle.