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The SWEP (Severe Weather Emergency Protocol)and Winter Provision Toolkit, updated for 2022, is published today. This guidance is particularly important for local authorities, service providers and faith, and community groups to ensure that planning for this winter is in line with recent updates from Government and good practice.

The Government has published a new rough sleeping strategy, outlining how it plans to meet its target of ending it in England by 2024. This is Homeless Link's summary of the main proposals.

Homeless Link has welcomed the extension of the Government's Energy Price Guarantee to charities. But its not the only cost-of-living challenge.

The results of Homeless Link's recent 'Sounding Board' survey on cost of living were featured in a story in The i Newspaper on Thursday 8th September.

The Government has published the third interim report for the regional Housing First Pilots’ evaluation.

The Immigration Advice for Rough Sleepers Fund (IARSF) enabled cross-sector partnerships to provide better access to immigration advice. The fund was established to address the advice needs of rough sleeping migrants, and to improve integration of homelessness and immigration services.

The Government has published a new strategy to drive forward its goal of ending rough sleeping.

Today Homeless Link publishes our 14th Annual Review of Support for Single Homeless People in England, an independent yearly assessment of the demographics, needs, and availability of services for single people accessing homelessness services in England.

On Tuesday 23 August, 29 of the country's leading homelessness organisations signed an open letter to the two Conservative leadership candidates Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, warning of a potential rise in homelessness due to the cost-of-living crisis and asking them to re-commit to the 2019 Conservative manifesto pledges around ending rough sleeping and reforming the private rented sector

Catherine Ryder, Director of Policy and Research at the National Housing Federation, writes about their campaign to communicate the impact of supported housing and how organisations can get involved .

Lee Buss Blair, a Director of Riverside Housing, talks about his own personal experience of being gay in the military and how this can lead to veterans facing homelessness. He encourages members and their clients to respond to a new government inquiry.

This week, the Government launched their 'Help for Households' toolkit.

The meeting covered a range of topics, including work to better support non-UK nationals experiencing homelessness

Read about the inspiring work of Leicester’s Respite Rooms project in this guest blog. They are on target to support 80-100 women in their first year of operation.

Homeless Link responds to the latest statutory homelessness statistics, showing a big jump in private sector evictions.

The Government has promised to bring in wide ranging reforms of the private rental sector. Campaigns Manager Nye Jones analyses how the turbulence in Westminster may affect this process.

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has announced a new Night Shelter Transformation Fund of up to £10million in grants. The Night Shelter Transformation Fund is administered by DLUHC, working in partnership with Homeless Link and Housing Justice who will provide support to prospective applicants and grant holders.

We're delighted to welcome Emmaus South Manchester as a new member of Homeless Link! Emmaus South Manchester is an independent local homelessness charity, part of a wider national federation and international Emmaus movement.

As Fulfilling Lives South East closes it's doors, Systems Change Project Assistant Emily Page shares insights from their projects addressing the lack of access to safe accommodation for domestic abuse survivors with multiple and complex needs.

Lee Buss Blair, Director at Riverside Housing Operation, writes about what more services can do to engage and support veterans.