Our online magazine for homelessness professionals. News, opinion and features from Homeless Link and across the sector.
24 Mar 2020 - 2:53pm
People experiencing homelessness are amongst the most vulnerable to life-threatening COVID-19 and our members are describing crisis conditions in the services dedicated to supporting them. Government must step up now to protect our vital services by...
24 Mar 2020 - 11:49am
The Department of Health and Social Care and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have announced £2.9 billion of funding allocation for local authorities to support vulnerable people, including people who are homeless during the...
19 Mar 2020 - 9:21am
In light of the available evidence on covid-19 and Government advice, Homeless Link has now closed its main office in Aldgate.
18 Mar 2020 - 9:51am
On Tuesday 17 March the Government announced initial emergency funding of £3.2 million to help people who are sleeping rough...
16 Mar 2020 - 6:30pm
On Monday 16 March, the Government...
13 Mar 2020 - 11:02am
Timothy Platt from The Salvation Army calls on the government to rethink how personal service charges are managed for those claiming Universal Credit.
5 Mar 2020 - 5:20pm
UPDATED 23 MARCH 2020
The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak presents specific risks to the homelessness sector. The people that our members support are in the high risk group, with long term conditions that mean, should the virus affect a member...
27 Feb 2020 - 10:00am
On 27 February 2020, the Government published the Rough Sleeping Statistics for England in Autumn 2019.
27 Feb 2020 - 9:40am
Reflecting on today’s rough sleeping figures, Rick Henderson, Homeless Link’s Chief Executive, argues that this is the time for longer term thinking and investment if we are to make a lasting difference.
26 Feb 2020 - 10:00am
Housing First takes a person-centred approach to support. One of the seven principles is around an individual’s right to choice and control. The unique ethos is so integral to this model that it is important to establish it right from the start – when...