The Women in Safe Homes fund, from UK impact investment firm Resonance and real estate manager Patron Capital, aims to buy 650 homes and lease them to charities helping women at risk of homelessness.
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‘Father of impact investing’ argues pay-for-success model could deliver huge cost savings, while incentivising the rapid, entrepreneurial innovation needed to develop successful tests.
