Knowledge Hub

This workshop will be looking at the link between modern slavery and homelessness. Speakers provide an overview of modern slavery, discuss how it intersects with homelessness and highlights the importance of partnership working and multi-agency approaches to support survivors of modern slavery.

The entitlement of EU nationals to housing support was a complex issue while the UK was in the European Union. What changes does Brexit bring and why is June 30th 2021 an important date? How might these changes affect the support you can offer? This session aims to provide some ideas and information about preparing for change and delivering services within any new rules.

This session explores the issues, challenges and good practice around client confidentiality in homelessness services and the sharing of information with the Home Office. It looks at concerns with the role of Home Office engagement in rough sleeper services, legal frameworks, a look at firewalls in other public services and good practice policies on client confidentiality for homelessness organisations.

This workshop will hear from leading organisations in support for women, children and families subject to immigration control and explore the different routes open to support and help with accommodation and the prevention of homelessness.

An open session by Bethan, where participants share any particular issues around migrant homelessness that they are encountering and discuss possible ways forward.

The closing plenary sums up the themes and solutions from the day and focus on where to go from here. Panellists consider what opportunities there are for the homelessness and migrant sectors to work together.

People with uncertain or restricted eligibility due to their immigration status are at high risk of homelessness and destitution because they cannot access mainstream housing, welfare benefits and employment. Read our guidance and briefing documents here.

Myths or assumptions about women’s experience impact on most aspects of homelessness, from who is represented in the data, how services are commissioned and designed, and how the public treat women who are visibly homeless.

Young and homeless reports explore the reasons young people become homelessness, the support available to them, and areas where improvements should be made.

Explore how services can develop a gender-informed approach, in order to improve outcomes for the women they support.

When services are designed without considering how to cater to the diverse needs of people they support, those needs are often hidden.

The following presentations were delivered in December 2020 at the Homeless Link young Women’s Network Event, drawing learning from our youth and women’s homelessness work.