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With private rents at record levels, Policy Manager Cat Tottie writes that the Government must raise the Local Housing Allowance rate in the upcoming Autumn Statement.

We call on the Treasury to uplift the LHA rate in the upcoming Autumn Statement

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has awarded funding to 25 homelessness services in Round Two of the Night Shelter Transformation Fund (NSTF).

Sharing your identity as someone who is LGBTQIA+ can be a positive experience but can also be scary and lead to trauma and homelessness. This blog explains how homelessness staff can ensure services are supportive.

The SWEP (Severe Weather Emergency Protocol) and winter provision toolkit, updated for 2023, is published today. This guidance is to support planning for service response to adverse weather.

With a general election expected in 2024, we are launching our new campaign - A Home for Everyone - focusing on what the next Government must do to end homelessness.

We're delighted to welcome YMCA Exeter as a new member of Homeless Link!

Homeless Link proudly celebrates Black History Month, this year we are shining a light on the great work our members do for the Black community.

Challenges with literacy can be both a cause of homelessness and can prevent people from escaping homelessness. In this guest blog, Julia Olisa, Founder of Literacy 100 explains what services can do, and introduces a new charter for best practice

In our latest spotlight on the work of Homeless Link’s Partnership Managers, Sirea Jabar talks about her work across the North of England to make local partnerships better.

Anna Tickle and Jen Wells, co-authors of these new practice-based guidelines write about the need for clinical psychology provision in homelessness services, along with how they developed the guidelines.

Bringing together practice from children's welfare and homelessness, this guide aims to help homelessness practitioners to understand how brain development and the impact of trauma on the developing brain may affect a young person’s support needs and behaviour.

This guest blog from Luke O’Neil at Cranstoun describes changes in the UK drug scene and introduces a new mobile app that homelessness services can use to support clients.

Services are reporting an increase in the number of refugees presenting at their services. This article explains what is happening and what response is needed.

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.