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The current homelessness funding system risks ruining our bond with clients and volunteers, write Michael Chandler of Groundswell as part of the Reset Homelessness campaign.

Preventing homelessness is not only the most cost-effective approach, but also the most humane, writes Nicci Marzec, of charity Aspire Oxfordshire as part of the Reset Homelessness campaign.

Government data underestimates LGBTQ+ homelessness, failing to capture its breadth and complexity, writes Adam Pemberton Wickham, chief executive of charity Akt, as part of the Reset Homelessness campaign being run jointly by Homeless Link and Inside Housing.

Seb Barker, COO of Beam writes about their AI tool ‘Magic Notes’ and how this can improve support for people experiencing homelessness.

With government funding and commitment, the homelessness sector can and will innovate, writes Tim Archbold of Signposts, as part of the Reset Homelessness campaign.

Housing First is essential but we need longer funding cycles and top-down investment in staff, says Sarah Lister of Oasis Community Housing, as part of the Reset Homelessness campaign.

Despite the clear intersection between the asylum system and homelessness, funding streams for both remain largely separate and insufficient to meet growing demand, writes Kirstie Cook of the King’s Arms Project, for the Reset Homelessness campaign.

The lack of ringfenced funding for supported housing and the resulting removal of the mandatory national quality standards have created a bleak race to the bottom, writes Lee Buss-Blair of Riverside, as part of the Reset Homelessness campaign.

Chris Keating, CEO of Connection Support, shares his valuable and insightful experience of Homeless Link's Action Learning Sets.

Women are unseen, unheard and unprotected by a system designed and funded for men, writes Lucy Campbell of SHP, as part of the Reset Homelessness campaign.

Healthcare spending on people facing homelessness is very costly but is achieving very little, writes Dee O’Connell at Pathway, as part of the Reset Homelessness campaign.

Adequate funding for housing and support is essential to meeting the complex needs of our residents, writes Mark Grant of Action Homeless, as part of the Reset Homelessness campaign.

The funding cuts and restrictions facing supported housing charities are putting people’s lives at risk, writes Tom Neumark of Porchlight, as part of the Reset Homelessness campaign.

There is a tendency to believe youth homelessness does not exist so it is not properly funded, writes Phil Kerry of New Horizon Youth Centre, as part of Inside Housing and Homeless Link’s Reset Homelessness campaign.

The tailored support we offer requires a far more nuanced approach than short-term funding cycles allow for, writes Chris Keating of Connection Support, as part of Inside Housing and Homeless Link’s Reset Homelessness campaign.

In this blog, Groundswell tell us about their new charter which sets out their asks for the new government.

Guest blog from one of the founders of Beam, Alex Stephany, explores the history and explains how they use a hybrid crowdfunding-caseworker model to eliminate financial and personal barriers to leaving homelessness.

Jonathan Tan, Founder and CEO of Greater Change writes about how their model of providing personalised budgets helps people out of homelessness for good.

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.

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.