Our online magazine for homelessness professionals. News, opinion and features from Homeless Link and across the sector.
27 Jul 2020 - 1:09pm
John Harrison from Impact Limited, explains the unique research he was able to carry out after Riverside were asked to manage provision for 1,000 people sleeping rough and living in emergency accommodation in hotels, at the Holiday Inn Express...
27 Jul 2020 - 9:00am
A pilot scheme will enable colleagues from six Sainsbury’s stores to alert StreetLink when they see someone sleeping rough at the sites.
20 Jul 2020 - 6:40pm
Last Saturday, 18 July 2020, Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick launched the Next Steps Accommodation Programme, a £266 million fund to enable local areas to continue to provide somewhere safe to stay for 15,000 people...
20 Jul 2020 - 6:02pm
Last year, the Local Government Association (LGA) worked with Homeless Link to draft some guidance for the voluntary sector on partnership working to tackle homelessness. We wanted to highlight the vital importance of partnership at a time when levels...
15 Jul 2020 - 9:20am
With major new investment in move-on housing and support on the horizon, now is the time to follow through on commitments...
13 Jul 2020 - 4:34pm
Sue Christoforou, Policy Manager at Homeless Link, takes us through some recent policy announcements.
13 Jul 2020 - 10:30am
Homelessness organisations affected directly by COVID-19 can now apply for funding of £5.5million in a second round of grants distributed by Homeless Link.
8 Jul 2020 - 9:52am
Update from the Government on the closure of night shelters in response to COVID-19.
6 Jul 2020 - 4:30pm
Homeless Link is preparing to publish new pieces of additional work this year; these were delayed due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
The first is a project to address early onset frailty, in partnership with Friends, Families and Travellers, the ...
6 Jul 2020 - 4:16pm
Anna Suswillo, our Partnership Manager for the South region, explores the power of words and how if we focus on our language now, we run a better chance of building healthy, positive relationships and plans that can outlast the crisis.