RREAD ME File For Dataset for Homelessness & Policy Making Thesis Dataset DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/D3199 ReadMe Author: Alice McNamara, University of Southampton https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8316-4518 This dataset supports the thesis entitled Making sense of homelessness: What are the public perceptions, and how do policy actors understand the problem?' AWARDED BY: University of Southampton DATE OF AWARD: August 2024 DESCRIPTION OF THE DATA 14 interviews recorded via Microsoft teams, transcript created by Microsoft and adapted by researcher saved as word documents. 1 codebook created by researcher to demonstrate codes used to analyses data. This dataset contains: 14 interview transcripts 1 codebook with example quotes Blank Copy of Consent Form & Participant Information Sheet Interview transcripts available 'on request' only to bone fide researchers Date of data collection: April 2023 – March 2024 No Grant Received Date that the file was created: August,2024