Press releases

Here is a list of our most recent press releases:

No Homes For The Young – Changes To Benefits Could Force Young People Into Homelessness

16 May 2013 - A new report on the affordability of renting a shared home on benefits in London reveals: Only 5.5% of shared properties in London are affordable to under 35s on benefits Welfare reforms have added an additional 12,000 claimants competing for...

Cuts put help for homeless people at risk

26 April 2013 - Survey of 500 services finds homeless sector shrank in 2012. Research published today by the umbrella body Homeless Link indicates that funding cuts are having an impact on the ability of charities to help those without a home. With the number of...

Lord Freud to review plans and 'protect providers'

8 April 2013 - The Department for Work and Pensions announced last week a review of plans that could have forced many homeless hostels to close. Last autumn, the Government set out its approach to paying for housing benefit in supported and specialist accommodation...

Homeless Numbers Rise Again, Read Our Briefing

22 March 2013 - The latest Government figures on statutory homelessness in England (published Friday 22 March) show that the number of people applying to councils for help with housing has continued to increase. To help you understand the figures, we have produced a...

Regulation of private landlords needed to help prevent homelessness

26 February 2013 - A new system regulating private landlords is just one of a basket of measures being called for to help end homelessness in England. With the latest Government figures showing an 11% rise in the number of homeless people, the umbrella body Homeless...

Rise In Rough Sleeping Shows Need For Services That Help People Quickly Off The Streets

6 February 2013 - Number of people sleeping out increased by 31% in last two years Approach to help rough sleepers quickly, four times more successful than traditional services Homeless Link calls on councils not to cut services and urges public to play their...

Help us measure our funding impact

25 January 2013 - Invitation to tender for evaluation of the Homelessness Transition Fund The Homelessness Transition Fund is a £20 million grants scheme to tackle homelessness, and gives grants between £25,000 and £250,000 to help reduce...

Council urged to rethink 81% funding cut to homelessness services

25 January 2013 - Umbrella body for homeless charities asks Derby City council to reconsider. Responding to the news that the Derby City council cabinet has agreed to move forward with proposals to cut its Supporting People budget by 81 per cent over three years, Rick...

New Funding To Help End Rough Sleeping As Temperatures Drop

18 January 2013 - 22 communities will be awarded grants totalling £3,600,000 to help ensure that no-one spends a second night on the street. Over 2000 people are estimated to be sleeping rough on any one night in England. The funding follows the launch of...

‘Cut today, pay tomorrow,’ warns homeless charity

11 January 2013 - As homelessness rises across the country, plans to cut local funding of housing support services by up to 85% will damage lives and communities, Homeless Link warns. Who is supporting people now? has been published today as Homeless Link’s CEO...