Evidence to inform policy and practice
For the past eighteen years, Homeless Link’s national study on support provided by the homelessness sector in England has provided crucial evidence to inform policy and practice. By exploring key trends in single homelessness and the nature and availability of support, this eighteenth edition of Support to End Homelessness 2025: A review of services addressing single homelessness in England makes an important contribution to the evidence base on single homelessness provision in England. The research aims to help service providers, commissioners, policy makers, and local authorities understand and respond to the needs of people experiencing homelessness.
The findings are based on four key data sources:
- An online survey of 188 accommodation providers conducted between September 2025 and November 2025.
- An online survey of 42 homelessness day centres conducted between September 2025 and November 2025.
- Homeless England database figures on projects and bed space availability.
- Existing data on homelessness trends, including national statutory homelessness and rough sleeping figures as published by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government.