Programme
The Under One Roof 2026 programme brings the homelessness sector together for two days of reflection, learning and collaboration, offering plenaries, panels and practical sessions that explore past progress, current challenges and future opportunities for homelessness services.
Please note, the programme may change as we finalise the details.
Breakout session details
Day 1: Monday 8 June
The first day of the programme reflects on the past and current practice, exploring the impact of voluntary organisations over the last 25 years and the landscape today.
09:00 - 10:00 |
Registration and coffee |
10:00 - 10:25 |
Welcome and housekeeping |
10:30 - 11:15 |
Opening plenaryReflecting on 25 years of Homeless LinkJoin us for a reflective conversation looking back at Homeless Link’s 25‑year journey and the collective progress made across the homelessness sector. Speakers will explore key milestones, how the landscape has evolved, and what our shared impact means for the challenges and opportunities ahead. Speakers:
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11:15 - 11:45 |
Break |
11:45 - 13:00 |
Breakout session 1 - your choice of the following:Choose a session that explores a key aspect of homelessness policy and practice, led by services and sector experts sharing effective and innovative approaches from across the country. Renters Rights Act: Key changes to prevent homelessness and challenges in implementation
Temporary Accommodation: A new model of provision
From insight to impact - aligning value based recruitment to your employer brand
Prison leavers and homelessness: The reality, the challenge, the solution
Breaking down siloed working in domestic abuse and homelessness: Why a coordinated community response approach matters
Moving from trauma aware to trauma-informed: the barriers and enablers to embedding a trauma-informed approach
Delivering better end of life care for people experiencing homelessness
Note: this session only runs once. |
13:00 - 14:00 |
Buffet lunch |
13:15 - 13:45 |
Optional Lunch and Learns (30 mins)In-Form
Social Investment
Homelessness qualification roundtable: Help shape development of a Level 3 Certificate in Providing Youth Homelessness Services
Building better support for volunteers in homelessness
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14:00 - 15:15 |
Plenary sessionMuseum of Homelessness lived experience takeoverWhat can we learn from homelessness history that can help us get through today? The future is scary right now, but how can we change that? For the plenary, Museum of Homelessness will stage an exclusive adaptation of their smash hit show How to Survive the Apocalypse. This unforgettable experience draws on wisdoms from the grassroots - and from the street - to answer some of today's biggest questions. Together we will pay attention to our past, transcend the troubles of today and rewrite our collective futures. Please bring an object that means something important to you and an open heart. |
15:15 - 15:45 |
Break |
15:45 - 17:00 |
Breakout session 2. Repeat of breakout session 1 choices, plus:Lessons from Ofsted regulation: What Ofsted services can teach us about preparing for the supported housing standards
Note: this session only runs once. |
17:00 |
Close day one and hotel check-in |
18:30 - 19:00 |
Excellence Awards drinks reception |
19:00 - 23:00 |
Excellence Awards presentations and dinnerWe'll come together to celebrate the incredible achievements of our sector with a drinks reception and dinner. The evening will shine a spotlight on outstanding work as we proudly reveal and honour the winners of the Homeless Link Excellence Awards 2026. |
21:00 - 21:45 |
Return of the fireside chatBuilding on the success of last year’s session, we’ll be hosting an informal and engaging policy discussion after dinner with Homeless Link's Head of Policy and Director of Social Change. Attendees are welcome to join in the conversation as active participants, or just to come along with a drink to sit back and listen. |
Day 2: Tuesday 9 June
On the second day we'll focus on the future, exploring how voluntary organisations can innovate, collaborate, and respond to rising pressures while strengthening their impact.
09:25 - 09:30 |
Welcome to day 2 |
09:30 - 10:45 |
Panel discussionWhat's next in homelessness?Our panel will discuss the future of homelessness in England, examining challenges and opportunities for the sector, both immediate and long term. Speakers:
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10:45 - 11:15 |
Break |
11:15 - 12:30 |
Breakout session 3 - your choice of the following:Choose a session that explores a key aspect of homelessness policy and practice, led by services and sector experts sharing effective and innovative approaches from across the country. Preparing for the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023
Destination home: What real partnership delivery looks like in a whole-system homelessness pathway
Congregate Housing First - a new approach to end rough sleeping
Beyond 'work readiness': Embedding employability in supported housing
Supporting and empowering people through the immigration journey
Note: This session only runs once From pressure to practice: Embedding wellbeing on the frontline
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12:30 - 13:30 |
Buffet lunch |
12:45 - 13:15 |
Optional Lunch and Learns (30 mins)Social Investment
Homelessness qualification roundtable: Help shape development of a Level 5 Diploma in Homelessness
Building better support for volunteers in homelessness
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13:30 - 14:45 |
Breakout session 4 (repeat of breakout session 3 choices)Choose a session that explores a key aspect of homelessness policy and practice, led by services and sector experts sharing effective and innovative approaches from across the country. |
14:45 |
Close of the conference |