Accommodation
Resources
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Supported Housing and Housing Benefit
Watch our webinar on an introduction to Housing Benefit for accommodation service providers.
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Funding Homelessness Prevention
Report defining the parameters of an ideal voluntary and community sector funding programme to advance homelessness prevention in England.
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Prevention Into Action
Research exploring the gaps and opportunities for locally-led homelessness prevention in England.
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Response to Government Consultation on Social Housing Allocations. March 2024
Homeless Link has responded to the government consultation on social housing allocations on behalf of our members. You can read the full response here
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Our Manifesto to End Homelessness
With a general election looming in 2024, we have published our manifesto to end homelessness. Drawn from from our unique position as the membership body for over 800 homelessness organisations across England. It builds on work with our members, on engagement with specialists and experts and on the rich body of evidence on what works to end homelessness, outlining our core ambitions of the next government.
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Homeless Link's submission to the Autumn Statement 2023
The Government's Autumn Statement provides an update on its spending plans for the next six months. Ahead of 2023's statement, Homeless Link submitted a formal submission, calling on the Government to raise the Local Housing Allowance rate.
News
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Accessing and maintaining supported accommodation: episode 4 of the new series of the Going Beyond podcast
In Episode 4 of Series 5 of the Going Beyond Podcast, we speak to Alex Laing, Head of Programmes at Oasis Community Housing, who oversees their crisis services and Cal Distin, Co-Production Worker at Oasis Communtiy Housing.
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New episode of the Going Beyond podcast on accessing and maintaining private rented accommodation
In Episode 3 of Series 5 of the Going Beyond Podcast, we speak to Tracey from Winchester City Council, Tara from Vision Housing at the Forward Trust, and Tim and Caprice from Greater Manchester Better Outcomes Partnership.
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Prevention: the 'golden thread' in a national homelessness strategy
New research by Homeless Link, Cardiff University and Heriot-Watt University reveals gaps and opportunities in locally-led homelessness prevention.
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Chancellor’s inaction on homelessness is dangerous
Homeless Link responds to the Budget announced on 6 March.
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Important cold-health alert information for supported housing and floating support providers
With the weather getting significantly colder, supported accommodation and floating support providers need to take action to ensure the safety and wellbeing of those using their services.
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The StreetVet Accredited Hostel Scheme is helping keep pets and their owners together
StreetVet has entered the 4th year in providing its Accredited Hostel Scheme to temporary accommodation providers across the UK. In this guest blog, they reflect on their successes in keeping those experiencing homelessness and their pets together.
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Innovation Forum: accessing move-on accommodation
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Homelessness Law, Practice and the Homelessness Reduction Act
Develop your understanding of the statutory duties the people you support may be owed by Local Authorities, including the duties of the Homelessness Reduction Act.
Online Members £125pp, Non-Members £165pp