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The case for commissioning Housing First through Rough Sleeping Initiative budgets
A new, longer-term Rough Sleeping Initiative round should allow local authorities to embed Housing First as part of a mixed approach to tackling rough sleeping. -
Homeless Link responds to “encouraging” figures which show a fall in rough sleeping in London
New CHAIN rough sleeping figures for quarter 3 of 2021/22 show a 17% fall in people sleeping rough in the capital compared to same quarter in the previous year. -
Homeless and isolated: Working with non-UK nationals who identify as LGBTQI+
To mark LGBTQI+ history month, CEO at Micro Rainbow Sebastian Rocca writes about why some LGBTQI+ non-UK nationals experience homeless and the best way to provide people with meaningful support. -
Would your organisation like to learn more about effective ways of working with women who experience homelessness?
Homeless Link’s Women’s Homelessness Project is launching a new free pilot aimed at supporting mixed-sex services to improve the way they engage and support women. -
“There’s always a niggling feeling that someone will reject you.” How homelessness services can better engage young trans people
In the first of a new series shining a spotlight on Homeless Link’s members, we explore how two organisations are engaging young trans people who experience homelessness. -
Homeless Link issues ‘Don’t Walk By’ plea as extreme weather hits the country
As storms Eunice and Dudley bring extreme weather across the country, Homeless Link is issuing a ‘Don’t Walk By’ plea to members of the public if they see someone sleeping rough. -
Homeless Link welcomes a 9% fall in people sleeping rough in England, but warns of tough year to come
The annual counts and estimates data for rough sleeping in England found that 2,440 people slept rough on any given night in 2021, a 9% fall when compared with 2020. -
Why LGBTQ+ people over 50 who experience homelessness need our focus too
As part of LGBTQ+ history month, Harry Jefferson from Stonewall Housing, writes about the needs of older adults and how services can better support them. -
What does International Women’s Day mean for women’s homelessness?
On International Women’s Day, Homeless Link and AVA come to together to ask the question — how can the homelessness sector support women? -
Rough sleeping snapshot estimate shows progress, but challenges still ahead
Rough sleeping snapshot estimate shows progress, but challenges still ahead to ensure a continued decrease in the numbers of people sleeping rough in England. -
No Homeless Veterans Campaign: survey responses needed
Homeless Link is working to deliver the second stage of the No Homeless Veterans campaign alongside the National Housing Federation. -
How StreetVet’s Hostel Accreditation Scheme is helping keep people and their pets together
Only around 10% of homeless hostels accept pets. Laura Sayer from StreetVet writes about how they are attempting to change this picture. -
Developing opportunities through Social Investment
Homeless Link’s Social Investment Fund was created to provide a resource for those working to reduce homelessness in England. -
Can social investment funds create new ways of working?
With grant finance becoming less and less certain, social purpose organisations are having to consider new ways of ensuring they can continue to provide essential support to the most vulnerable members of our community. -
In the wake of the Kerslake Commission, a new accredited qualification is being piloted for the homelessness sector
In the wake of the recommendations of the Kerslake Commission into rough sleeping, this week the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) and Homeless Link welcome the first two groups of learners onto their new joint Level 3 qualification in Supporting Homeless People. -
Why has Homeless Link set up a social investment fund?
Like many of you, when I first started hearing the term - social investment, my immediate reaction was that this was a way of privatising the voluntary sector.