COVID-19 and Homelessness

Helping services in the homelessness sector respond during the pandemic

Homeless Link is working to keep the homelessness sector informed about latest developments in relation to Covid-19.

Please see our collection of Resources below, along with material from our members.

We will broadcast Covid-19 & Homelessness webinars when new information and updates emerge. For current details and bookings please click here.

Between March and July we ran weekly webinars, you can watch again and find slides here. 

 

Updates from Central Government

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Homeless Link COVID-19 resources

Resources to help homelessness services keep up to date during the COVID-19 emergency.

For webinars and slides please follow this link.

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Homelessness and COVID-19 sector resources

Resources to help homelessness charities develop their response and offer support to people during the current crisis. Bear in mind we are in an evolving situation and some resources on this page will go out of date. Check back regularly for updates. Practice may need to be adapted to your local context. Many thanks to the organisations that have shared their guidance here.

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