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Guest blog from the New Horizon Day Centre calling for organisations to join the campaign for a strategy for youth homelessness.

The Health and Social Care Secretary has announced that the offer of a first and second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for those at lower risk of severe COVID-19 will end on 30th June 2023.

Meet Sharon Daley, Homeless Link's new Finance and Resources Director.

It is time to fully involve health, social care and criminal justice sectors in Housing First to maximise its benefits for people and communities.

Guest blog from Groundswell examining the issues and stigmas that are attached to mental health, that can particularly difficult for people experiencing homelessness. Plus some practical solutions.

Sector bodies warn £300m funding cut could reduce appetite for supported and retirement housing

New statistics show a rise in rough sleeping in London compared to the same quarter in the previous year.

On 4th May, more than 8,000 seats will be contested at 230 councils across England (not including London), while mayoral elections are also taking place in Bedford, Leicester, Mansfield and Middlesbrough.

More than 90 charities unite behind a powerful call on party leaders to guarantee essentials for low-income households amid rising hardship.

Members of Homeless Link's National Practice Development team reflect on some lessons and highlights from our recent conference on Rough Sleeping

Many changes to immigration policy have been announced in March and April 2023. Homeless Link's Policy Manager Kateya Mbita, explains the changes and the possible impacts they will have on homelessness services.

In this blog, our Senior Learning and Development Managers Lucy Horitz and Laura Millward explain how action learning sets work and describe their potential for transformational impact.

The new edition of the London Atlas produced by the London Housing Federation in partnership with Homeless Link contains updated statistics on homelessness services and trends in each London Borough. An invaluable tool for everyone in the sector.

Amanda Dubarry, CEO at London based charity Your Place writes about how rising costs are influencing their services and the people they support.

This day marks a time to celebrate trans and non-binary people, to raise awareness of the discrimination faced by the community and an opportunity for allies to learn more about how they can support. We spoke to akt about their Trans Pathway Project.

The Illegal Migration Bill risks pushing thousands more people into homelessness and destitution

New plans include new powers for Police and local authorities to address rough sleeping and other street activity where it is causing a "public nuisance".

Lucy Campbell, Head of Multiple Disadvantage at Single Homeless Project, tells us about the work they are doing to challenge the systems that keep women’s rough sleeping unseen.

Homeless Link alongside Shelter have been commissioned by DLUHC to deliver a new 3-year programme which aims to build the capacity, skills, and knowledge of frontline staff and volunteers in England. This blog will summarise some of the resources we’ve delivered for the sector over the last year.

Beverly Munden, Senior Practitioner at BCHA, writes about how rising rents and frozen LHA rates mean supported housing services are struggling to help people move on to independent accommodation.