From the Sector

News and inspiration from Homeless Link's membership. If you have a story you'd like to share with us, please get in touch. Views expressed here do not necessarily represent the views of Homeless Link.

What does it take to change financial behaviour?

By Steve Round 5 weeks 4 days ago

Welfare reform has set us on a journey of changes to the benefit system, with the ultimate fall out for individuals being argued over by many...

Not another plaque on the wall

By Danny Maher 6 weeks 5 days ago

In the homelessness sector, there's always a risk of complacency - to believe we are good at what we do, simply because our rhetoric says we...

Picturing homelessness

By Jon Dean 8 weeks 5 days ago

As a university lecturer, trying to engage first year students with complex social problems of which they have little experience, I often ask them...

Super-strong call to action

By Mike Nicholas 22 weeks 5 days ago

The three men sat slumped on the pavement just off London’s Brick Lane as I hurried past them at the weekend. Their cans of Skol Super were...

Managing People - graduate moves

By Helen Giles 23 weeks 4 hours ago

I’m afraid it’s true that as a result of the compulsory competitive tendering environment driving the price of support contracts ever...

Sentimentalising Peggy

By Jeremy Swain 27 weeks 1 day ago

In Temple Gardens with the Thames close by she sits on a bench this homeless woman, slumped forward, face pressed into a mound of belongings that...

"Invite us to visit you!" Says Councillor McShane

By Jonathan McShane 28 weeks 1 day ago

Do you know who your councillors are and what they are working on? Are your messages relevant to their agenda? The key is to engage with the...

Uncovering untapped skills

By Richard Holmes 31 weeks 6 days ago

We need a new language and approach to tackling youth homelessness. Most of the issues young people face are wider and more complex than their need...