Social isolation and loneliness (SIL) are public health challenges that disproportionally affect individuals who experience structural and socio-economic exclusion. However, the social and health outcomes of SIL, for people experiencing homelessness specifically, have largely remained unexplored.
There is limited synthesis of literature on SIL, which could appropriately inform policy and targeted social interventions for people experiencing homelessness. To address this knowledge gap, this scoping review compiles and examines evidence on SIL among people with lived experience of homelessness and explore how it negatively impacts their wellbeing.