Guidance on Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP) and extended weather provision

Guidance and case studies to help you develop suitable responses during the winter and periods of severe weather.

Who should use this guidance?

Local authorities, homelessness providers, faith and community groups.

In brief

This guidance is designed to support Local Authorities to provide Severe Weather Emergency Protocol responses in order to prevent deaths of people sleeping rough during winter. It also covers good practice in delivering Extended Winter Provision such as night shelters, and how these can be an opportunity to end people's homelessness. The guidance is accompanied by a report based on last year's survey of SWEP and winter provision, highlighting key data from respondents over the 2017-18 winter period. 

Last updated

October 2018

Guidance on Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP) and extended weather provision

Guidance to help you develop suitable responses during the winter and periods of severe weather.

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Resources for Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP) and Winter Provision

Resources to help you develop responses for people sleeping rough during the winter and periods of severe weather.

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  • Rough Sleeping Estimates Toolkit 2019

    This toolkit sets out the process that local authorities, and their partners, use to arrive at their annual snapshot figure of people sleeping rough.

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    Taking action when someone dies while street homeless

    Each year, people die while homeless on the streets. These deaths rarely instigate formal review, but lessons must be learned for effective safeguarding and prevention.

  • Understanding Positive Approaches to Support webinar

    This webinar discusses the different positive approaches to support currently being used within the sector, such as psychologically and trauma informed practices, Strengths-Based approaches and Housing First.

    Date of broadcast: 1st October, 2018.

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