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The letter called on the Government to "urgently unfreeze housing benefit"

Policy Manager Cat Tottie analyses the announcements made in the recent Spring Budget and what impact they will have on the homelessness sector.

The study, by academics at the University of Kent and the University of Southampton, on behalf of a coalition of rural charities and housing associations, shows rural areas being paid a fraction of what they need to tackle homelessness in their communities.

This is an update and briefing on the Private Members Bill currently making its way through Parliament, outlining the background to the Bill and the next steps.

Homeless Link responds to the Government's Spring Budget

Its Neurodiversity Celebration Week. This blog explains what neurodiversity is, why its important to the homelessness sector and points to some valuable resources to help your service to improve its inclusivity.

Homeless Link has signed a joint letter to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt with NCVO and other leaders across the charity sector. The letter calls for urgent action in next week's budget to help charities deal with increasing demand for their services during the cost of living of crisis and as energy prices spiral.

This International Women's Day, celebrate the achievements of women who are facing homelessness, raise awareness of challenges that are still there and take action. All from one blog!

3,069 people were estimated to be sleeping rough in England on any given night in 2022.

In the final episode of Series 2 of the Going Beyond Podcast, we speak with Alex, Viv, Lauren and Vicky from the National Practice Development Team at Homeless Link. We use this episode to reflect on the series as a whole, discuss the key messages, and talk about anything which resonated with us. ​

During this penultimate episode of series 2, we discuss the importance of reflective practice, not just as a stand-alone group session, but as something which is embedded within every day working life, with Nick Karr & Neal McArdle.

Rick Henderson, CEO of Homeless Link reports back on the changes we have made as a result of last year's annual member survey.

Lee Buss-Blair, Director of Operations at Riverside writes about the pressures facing supported housing providers and what the Government can do to support.

In Episode 5 of Series 2 of the Going Beyond Podcast, we speak with Dr Emma Williamson, consultant clinical psychologist, and clinical lead at South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Psychology in Hostels project.

Write to your MP to help get a funding uplift for the homelessness sector

As StreetLink turns 10, Rick Henderson reflects on the successes of the service and its continued relevance and importance in helping to end rough sleeping.

Jan Sheldon, CEO of St Martins based in Norwich, writes about the impact of increased staffing costs and why they need an inflationary uplift as part of our new Keep Our Doors Open blog series.

In the fourth episode of Season 2, we speak with Dr Aliénor (Lili) Lemieux-Cumberlege, Clinical Psychologist working across two community mental health teams in Edinburgh.

The latest statistics show a 21% rise compared to the previous year

Annie, Team Leader at Two Saints, shares her experience taking the Level 3 certificate in Providing Homelessness Services and how gaining an accredited qualification in homelessness support helped her to become a team leader.