Exploring the Impact of a Housing Support Service on Hospital Discharge: A Mixed-Methods Process Evaluation in Two UK Hospital Trusts

Table 4

Housing-related barriers to discharge recorded for service users.

	Mental health trust (n = 233)	General trust (n = 248)	Total (481)
Confined living	0 (0%)	19 (7.7%)	19 (4.0%)
Disorganised and/or untidy	0 (0%)	14 (5.6%)	14 (2.9%)
Going to downstairs living	0 (0%)	28 (11.3%)	28 (5.8%)
Homelessness	90 (38.7%)	46 (18.5%)	136 (28.3%)
Issues with current accommodation (e.g., issues with landlord, disputes with neighbours)	73 (31.3%)	67 (27.0%)	140 (29.1%)
Property is inaccessible	0 (0%)	33 (13.3%)	33 (6.9%)
Refusal to go home	25 (10.7%)	23 (9.2%)	48 (10.0%)
Repairs required	0 (0%)	18 (7.2%)	18 (3.7%)
History of offending behaviour or significant risk identified	6 (2.6%)	0 (0%)	6 (1.2%)
Unable to return home (e.g., due to violent behaviour, damaging previous property)	39 (16.7%)	0 (0%)	39 (8.1%)