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Our research, published today, documents some of the key insights and impacts of the Ending Women’s Homelessness Fund.

The Government figures published today reveal the largest decrease in the estimated number of people rough sleeping since 2010, but this is still 52% higher than when the snapshot approach was introduced a decade ago.

On 22 April, the Government released its homelessness and temporary accommodation data for October to December 2020, which reveals a significant level of evictions despite Government measures to protect private renters during Covid-19 that should have put a pause on this practice.

Young people aged 16 and 17 who become homeless can be housed under the Housing Act or the Children Act. The piece of legislation they are housed under will affect what support they are entitled to, where they are housed and whether the local authority has owes them a corporate parenting duty.

Funding to improve and adapt services, helping transform people’s lives by offering a route off the streets and, ultimately, to reduce rough sleeping.

This International Women’s Day we are pleased to announce information about a new project focused on Ending Women’s Homelessness. Project Manager Michaela Campbell tells us more.

Homeless Link's response to government funding announcement

Today, we launch 'Commitment to Change', our Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy.

Updated guidance for homelessness services working with refugees and people seeking asylum, including information about Afghan relocation and resettlement.

"This blog post honours all the women I have supported, it was a privilege to be a part of your journeys.” Ahead of our Delivering For Women Conference on 29 June, Michaela Campbell, Ending Women’s Homelessness Lead, reflects on her experience supporting women experiencing multiple disadvantage and calls us all to action.

Today, Homeless Link launches our new strategic plan for 2021 – 2024, which puts our members at its heart, as it aims to end homelessness for good by ensuring everyone has a place to call home and the support they need to keep it.

“You can’t do Housing First to people.” This mantra, asserted by one of the providers of the three Housing First regional pilots in England, echoes throughout the latest evaluation report of the schemes, showing the importance of choice and co-production in effective Housing First services.

Homeless Link publishes two new reports today looking at the state of the homelessness sector and best practice as we emerge from the pandemic.

As we move out of lockdown, Fiona Colley, Director of StreetLink, discusses the picture of rough sleeping in England, the support available to people and what will happen next as StreetLink works alongside other services to help end rough sleeping.

A new research project, launched by City Bridge Trust, aims to support frontline workers in the voluntary sector, leading to longer-term organisational development.

Many councils, charities and faith groups are starting to think about their local emergency winter provision and for some the prospect of communal sleeping spaces will once again be under consideration. There are a number of factors which could influence decisions including the further relaxation of covid restrictions, vaccination progress, rising rate of rough sleeping and the rising rate of covid infections to name just a few.

The Chancellor's Budget announcements last Wednesday brought some welcome commitments on spending to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the next three years, but they fall short of our calls to bring Everyone In For Good. The crucial details on whether allocations will bring long-term stability to services and protect the Housing First Pilots remain unclear.

Media coverage about rough sleeping in 2020/21 has often focused on the ‘Everyone In’ initiative, and in particular hotel provision for those rough sleeping or at risk of rough sleeping. For part one of our Atlas launch blog series we look in more depth at new data about Everyone In.

For the past year, Homeless Link in partnership with Expert Link and Inspire Chilli, has been learning more about strengths-based working. This week we publish the first section of our toolkit, Becoming strengths-based, in which we outline why we think it’s so important and the key principles for working in a strengths-based way.

Homeless Link with our project partners the No Accommodation Network (NACCOM) are pleased to announce a timely new project aiming to improve the homelessness offer for migrants with No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) in England.