Our online magazine for homelessness professionals. News, opinion and features from Homeless Link and across the sector.
29 Oct 2020 - 10:59am
In July of this year, 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...
27 Oct 2020 - 9:16am
HARP launched an innovative Staff Well-Being Project as the COVID-19 pandemic hit, with some very positive results.
26 Oct 2020 - 3:33pm
We’re looking for two members, either service providers or local authority commissioning teams, to work alongside us in developing our Strengths-Based Practice Toolkit.
25 Oct 2020 - 1:00am
Come winter, we might all expect our health to take a dip, with coughs and colds aplenty. And this year, of course, we have more to consider than seasonal sniffles. As with many other issues, the provision of health services for people who have no...
22 Oct 2020 - 11:24am
Reports suggest that under immigration rules to be laid before parliament and due to come into effect on 1 January 2021, rough...
22 Oct 2020 - 10:00am
With reports of shocking rises in youth homelessness, our new research report, We Have A Voice, Follow Our Lead, shines a light on the boundless potential and resilience of young people facing homelessness and calls for urgent action to...
20 Oct 2020 - 4:16pm
Homelessness, faith, community and voluntary sector organisations can now apply for transformation funding to provide single room and COVID-19 secure accommodation for people experiencing homelessness this winter.
13 Oct 2020 - 11:05am
The Government has published a document setting out operating principles to support commissioners, staff and volunteers of rough sleeping accommodation (night shelters) as well as rough sleepers themselves during the COVID-19 pandemic, should the...
9 Oct 2020 - 9:20am
During the COVID-19 national lockdown, Brighter Futures’ Homeless Health Service used its community outreach vehicle to support people sleeping rough and staying in emergency accommodation, adapting and innovating to meet the local need. Jane Morton,...
8 Oct 2020 - 9:00am
StreetLink’s Manager, Ffion, explains its important role in the COVID-19 pandemic, and how using the service can help secure crucial support for people living on the streets for the first time.
