Benefits
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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Mental Health and PIP
This guidance outlines the process of making a claim for Personal Independence Payment (PIP), focussing on supporting individuals affected by mental health.
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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.
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Welfare Benefits for EU Nationals
This webinar lays out the fundamental principles of welfare benefit entitlements for EU nationals with different immigration statuses.
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Universal Credit Easements: Briefing for Homelessness Services
This briefing outlines the Universal Credit Easement Policy, how to request an easement, and provides a letter template for homelessness services to use when advocating for a client to obtain an easement on their claim.
News
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News
Proper funding for high-quality supported housing is needed to fully meet people’s needs
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.
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Enhanced housing benefit is putting some supported housing charities at risk
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.
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Universal Credit Managed Migration
The DWP has started a process to move all claimants of legacy benefits onto Universal Credit. This blog gives advice to homelessness services on how to support people through this transition.
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Universal Credit and Supported Accommodation
This course will explore the key rules for Universal Credit (UC) and Housing Benefit (HB).
Online Members £125pp, Non-Members £165pp -
Universal Credit and Supported Accommodation
This course will explore the key rules for Universal Credit (UC) and Housing Benefit (HB).
Online Members £131pp, Non-Members £173pp