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Guidance
Guidance for rough sleeping outreach services and volunteers
Updated: 27 Sep 2024
Guidance for frontline staff and managers working in rough sleeping outreach services and a printable information leaflet for new or existing volunteers for outreach services.
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Guidance
Principles for Rough Sleeping Outreach
Updated: 28 Aug 2024
This document details the core principles required for designing and delivering rough sleeping outreach services in England.
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Webinar
Ending Rough Sleeping Data Framework: Webinar
Updated: 13 Aug 2024
This webinar with Centre for Homelessness Impact (CHI) discusses the new Rough Sleeping Data Framework & provides concrete examples of how it is already working well for the local authorities that have piloted the framework.
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Webinar
Tracking progress towards ending rough sleeping: a webinar on insights and new indicators
Updated: 13 Aug 2024
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Webinar
Winter provision for people sleeping rough
Updated: 13 Aug 2024
This webinar includes a range of speakers talking about severe weather & extended winter provision, the planning and funding arrangements and what provision might look like for this coming winter and beyond. An overview is provided on the latest covid-19 guidance and operating principles for Night Shelters and there is a discussion on funding streams and alternative models finishing with a Q&A session.
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Guidance
Supporting individuals during hot weather
Updated: 12 Aug 2024
Information and guidance on supporting people experiencing homelessness during hot weather, including recognising heat-related illnesses and how to keep cool in the heat.
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Guidance
Rough Sleeping Snapshot Estimates Toolkit 2024
Updated: 08 Aug 2024
Local authority leads and snapshot estimate coordinators should follow this guidance to plan and execute their annual rough sleeping snapshot estimate, and have it verified by Homeless Link ready for online submission to MHCLG no later than Friday 6th December 2024.
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Guidance
Service responses to hot weather
Updated: 17 Jul 2024
Case studies from different London boroughs who adapted their support for people sleeping rough during periods of extreme heat.
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Guidance
Applying for a Voter Authority Certificate (Photo ID for voting)
Updated: 28 May 2024
This briefing outlines the process of applying for a Voter Authority Certificate. It is important that frontline workers in homelessness services and local authorities are aware of the process of application, so they are able to support individuals to exercise their right to vote.
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Research
Research exploring holistic Housing First outcomes
Updated: 01 Mar 2024
New research into the long-term impacts of Housing First across health, mental health, offending behaviour, substance use and beyond.
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Policy document
Our Manifesto to End Homelessness
Updated: 22 Feb 2024
With a general election looming in 2024, we have published our manifesto to end homelessness. Drawn from from our unique position as the membership body for over 800 homelessness organisations across England. It builds on work with our members, on engagement with specialists and experts and on the rich body of evidence on what works to end homelessness, outlining our core ambitions of the next government.
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Policy document
Criminal Justice Bill submission 2024
Updated: 17 Jan 2024
Homeless Link's submission of evidence on behalf of our members to Parliament's scrutiny committee of the Criminal Justice Bill 2024, looking at replacing the vagrancy act.