Home Safe
We believe everyone should have the right to open and close their own front door and feel safe and secure in their own accommodation. Sadly for many people this isn’t the case.
Our Home Safe strategy
- Undertake a comprehensive review of the full range of accommodation options that are available to individuals and couples experiencing homelessness, to include the scale, scope and quality of services across the country. Use the findings of this review to make recommendations for the future development of accommodation services
- Drive the scaling up of high fidelity Housing First as a solution for people facing multiple disadvantage for whom traditional models don’t work
- Working with partners, support the development of data-informed housing and homelessness strategies at both a local and national level, which tackle rough sleeping and other forms of homelessness, including hidden homelessness
- Strengthen links and explore partnerships with relevant housing and funding/investment organisations in order to increase the availability of high quality, affordable accommodation for people experiencing homelessness
- Campaign to secure positive progress on the need for adequate and long term secure funding for supported housing in all its forms, as part of a comprehensive welfare safety net
Forthcoming events on accommodation
These are some of our forthcoming training and events on accommodation:
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Housing Law: tenancies and licences
This one day course will explore common issues relating to tenancies and licences.
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Anti-social behaviour: management and prevention
Develop your understanding of what is available to prevent and tackle anti-social behaviour (ASB) including how to empower clients to manage their behaviour and acquire skills for social living.
Latest resources published on accommodation
These are the latest Homeless Link publications on accommodation:
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Supported Housing and Housing Benefit
Updated: 13/9/24
Watch our webinar on an introduction to Housing Benefit for accommodation service providers.
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Funding Homelessness Prevention
Updated: 09/9/24
Report defining the parameters of an ideal voluntary and community sector funding programme to advance homelessness prevention in England.
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Prevention Into Action
Updated: 05/9/24
Research exploring the gaps and opportunities for locally-led homelessness prevention in England.
Latest news on accommodation
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Accessing and maintaining supported accommodation: episode 4 of the new series of the Going Beyond podcast
In Episode 4 of Series 5 of the Going Beyond Podcast, we speak to Alex Laing, Head of Programmes at Oasis Community Housing, who oversees their crisis services and Cal Distin, Co-Production Worker at Oasis Communtiy Housing.
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New episode of the Going Beyond podcast on accessing and maintaining private rented accommodation
In Episode 3 of Series 5 of the Going Beyond Podcast, we speak to Tracey from Winchester City Council, Tara from Vision Housing at the Forward Trust, and Tim and Caprice from Greater Manchester Better Outcomes Partnership.
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Prevention: the 'golden thread' in a national homelessness strategy
New research by Homeless Link, Cardiff University and Heriot-Watt University reveals gaps and opportunities in locally-led homelessness prevention.