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BBC Children in Need are looking for organisations to register as referrers to access Emergency Essential grants for children and young people who are experiencing homelessness and other crises.

There are a huge number of people at risk of homelessness due to hoarding. Jo Prestidge, Head of National Practice Development reflects on our 'Going Beyond' podcast episode on hoarding with P3 charity.

Recent government policy changes to the process for newly recognised refugees, commonly referred to as the ‘move-on’ process, mean that people granted refugee status will now have just seven days’ notice that they need to leave their accommodation.

Homelessness services have been hit hard by the cost of living crisis, so any support for the sector is welcome. However, this announcement is nowhere near enough due to the impact of prolonged inflation.

Read about the new Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS), a government funded scheme which provides free legal aid to people facing the loss of their home.

The Department of Health and Social Care have announced that this year’s autumn flu and Covid-19 vaccine programmes will start on the 11th September.

In Episode 5, we speak with Dr Stephen Weatherhead, clinical psychologist and co-director of NeuroTriage. We talk about the prevalence and impact of brain injury for people experiencing homelessness, and how best to support these individuals.

The Annual Review is Homeless Link's annual report on the state of the homelessness sector, revealing that the funding for and availability of homelessness support is shrinking at the same time as demand is increasing.

This is a free webinar organised by the Manchester Homelessness Partnership. It is open to everyone.

Unpacking the results of this year's annual review, Sophie Boobis looks at some critical trends and key findings in the homeless sector.

In Episode 4 of the Going Beyond podcast, we are joined by Barney Wells, trained mental health social worker who set up the social enterprise EASL (Enabling Assessments Service London).

Our new partner In Kind Direct distribute new consumer products, donated by companies, to charitable organisations.

The National Housing Federation's Starts at Home Day is on September 1. It celebrates the work of supported housing providers. In this guest blog, Dean McGlynn from NHF explains how you can support the campaign.

Changes in legislation and policy around refugees and asylum seekers are rarely out the headlines. This blog seeks to summarise some of the changes and their likely impact on homelessness services.

In Episode 3 of the Going Beyond podcast, we are joined by Hannah Scott and Fraser MacKinnon from P3 Charity.

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) have published Talking about homes, homelessness and poverty, a new briefing that draws together learning about how to talk about the issues of homes, homelessness and poverty.

In Episode 2 of the Going Beyond podcast,  we are joined by Taylor Haws, Specialist Health Lead at Single Homeless Project along with Oscar Fricke and Jan Teeuwisse from Groundswell, who are both currently subcontracted into the NHS as inclusion health care coordinators/navigators.

New, important research from Heriot-Watt University has just been published. It looks at the challenges faced by the Roma community when accessing homelessness services.

Series 3 of the Going Beyond podcast comes out today, a podcast for people working in the homelessness sector. In Series 2, we spoke about the effects of working in the homelessness sector on individual wellbeing, looking at managing stress, burnout, the effects of vicarious trauma and the importance of debriefing and reflective practice.​

Nearly £100,000 in capacity development funding has been awarded to seven charities working in the homelessness sector. Funded by the Albert Hunt Trust and managed by Homeless Link, the grants aim to improve charities’ access to capital funding.