Impact Bond: Reducing homelessness - Denmark
Stage of development: Implementation
Policy sector: Homelessness
Social challenge: Homelessness (Ikast-Brande Municipality does not have many homeless people, and they therefore find it difficult to implement an intensive and specialized effort for this target group due to limited competence among the professionals).
Intervention: Based on the principles of Housing First, the homeless people receive help to find housing and social support. The intervention is targeted at the homeless citizens in Ikast-Brande Municipality, who are having a particularly difficult time and who need a focused effort to be helped further in their lives. The intervention is based on the Housing First method CTI and citizens receive support for approx. nine months.
Date outcomes contract signed: 2021-12
Start of service provision: 2022-01
Anticipated end of service provision: 2024-10
Total investment commitment currency: DKK
Total investment commitment: 3600000
Total investment commitment (USD): 572337.0429
Target population: All homeless and vulnerable citizens in Ikast-Brande Municipality.
Targeted number of service users or beneficiaries: 20
Targeted unit type: Individual