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To mark World Homelessness Day, Homeless Link has handed in a series of letters to Government Ministers responsible for shaping the new Homelessness Strategy.

Government announces £84m of new homelessness funding. Homeless Link welcomes the funding as a step in the right direction. But asks for longer term commitments.

Clothworkers Foundation have capital grants available for organisations providing services to people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. This includes those providing homelessness accommodation, or services such as food banks and furniture recycling. Organisations supporting young people at risk of homelessness (or that are homeless) could also apply under their Young People Facing Disadvantage programme area. Check your eligibility for the grant

A new set of best practice case studies for homelessness and health professionals illustrate how to deliver integrated health and social care services in line with the NICE guidelines.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is committed to building cohesive and resilient communities.

Albert Gubay Charitable Foundation's General Fund Reopens for Autumn Applications Registered charities with an annual expenditure of less than £10 million who are working to support communities in need can apply now for a grant. The funding is for charitable work that meets one or more of the Foundation's current priorities. Previous grants have ranged from £5,000 to £2.25 million.

In this new episode of the Going Beyond podcast, we speak to Steve Sharmen (Senior Research Fellow in at the National Addiction Centre, King's College London), Andy Lymer (Director of the Centre for Personal Financial Wellbeing at Aston University) and Patrick Horgan (Consultant Psychiatrist, working for two NHS gambling services).

St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity has made available up to £500k for smaller frontline organisations. Funding of up to £100k per organisation will be available which can be spent over a maximum of a three-year period. This funding is available for organisations with an annual turnover of less than £2 million per year. The deadline for applications is 5pm on 7th November.

Homeless Link Director Fiona Colley joined an expert panel to discuss what is needed to end homelessness, during a well-attended fringe event at Labour Party Conference yesterday (29 September 2025).

Homeless Link backs call for an end to ‘scapegoating’ of migrants

Thea Raisbeck of Spring Housing introduces a practical new toolkit.

With the Government pledging to release a new Homelessness Strategy in the coming months, Homeless Link’s new Breaking the Cycle policy briefing sets out a roadmap to move from crisis towards a country free from homelessness.

In this episode of the Going Beyond Podcast, we speak to Lucy Campell from Single Homeless Project, and Kathryn Parsons from Solace Women’s Aid about the women’s rough sleeping census.

Sixty-four organisations working in homelessness and migrant support have sent a joint letter to the recently appointed Home Secretary and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, urging them to abandon a policy change implemented by their predecessors that risks driving up homelessness and rough sleeping.

Homeless Link has submitted a response to the government consultation on how local authorities are funded. You can read a summary here.

A great initiative to secure gifts for four legged friends. Apply before October 8.

Homeless Link welcomes new Homelessness Minister Alison McGovern

This year marks 18 years of our Annual Review (now Support to End Homelessness), Homeless Link’s national study on the support delivered by the homelessness sector, which continues to provide crucial evidence to inform policy and practice.

Our Senior Learning and Development Manager discusses the new leadership training co-designed for Homeless Link member P3 Charity.

Ten Homeless Link members are working together to capture learning as they implement a whole organisation approach to trauma informed care.