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We're delighted to welcome Muslim Women's Network UK as a new member of Homeless Link!

Recently we spoke to the Exeter Navigation Team, winners of the Homeless Link Excellence Awards 2023, about how they’re supporting people facing severe multiple disadvantage in Exeter.

This free tool can be used by leaders across the homelessness sector to make an assessment of the quality of local partnership working, and to help to develop an action plan.

We're delighted to welcome Armed Forces Community HQ as a new member of Homeless Link!

In this guest blog, Rory Weal, Strategic Policy Lead for rural homelessness at English Rural, and a speaker at our upcoming Rough Sleeping Conference sets out the importance of taking a tailored approach to the unique challenges of helping those sleeping rough in rural locations.

We spoke to Providence Row, winners of the Excellence Awards 2023, about their award-winning health and wellness fairs that are improving access to healthcare for people experiencing homelessness in Tower Hamlets.

Homeless Link has signed a joint letter to the Home Secretary, asking for an extension to the notice to quit when asylum seekers are granted permission to stay.

Four resources aim to support homelessness staff to take action on EDI.

Carina Fisher, CEO at the Daylight Centre Fellowship in Wellingborough, writes about her experience of engaging candidates in the run up to the recent by-election.

The new edition of the most comprehensive homelessness website in London pulling together services and data has now been published. There is some exclusive new data as well as updates across 33 London Boroughs

Homeless Link and Riverside Housing's Parliamentary Lobby engaged politicans from across the political specturm, calling for the next Government to take action to end homelessness.

This guest blog for International Women's Day discusses the importance of equipping services to respond to gendered experiences, based on evidence from a recent research report.

Homeless Link responds to the Budget announced on 6 March.

Chris Dutton, the London Strategic Lead for London PLUS at Homeless Link, gives us an insight into the work of the London PLUS project.

Homeless Link have been supporting ITV News, the Guardian and several other media outlets to highlight the spike in rough sleeping numbers and the funding crisis facing the homelessness sector.

The annual rough sleeping snapshot showed a 27% increase in people sleeping rough in 2023. Homeless Link responded calling for emergency Government action.

The letter was signed by 37 organisations, calling for the Chancellor to release funding for homelessness services in the upcoming Spring Budget.

We sat down with Homeless Link coach, Steve Sylvan, to dive into his coaching style, what drives him, and how he helps people working in the homelessness sector be heard and improve their wellbeing.

The lead spokespeople from all three parties will join a range of speakers at what promises to be a great day advocating for policies to end homelessness for good on March 5.

Grants are now available for a short time from the Government to have buildings run by charities assessed for energy efficiency. And where appropriate this can lead to capital grants. Free webinar coming soon.