Cold and Hot Weather
Resources
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SWEP and winter provision
Guidance and information to help local authorities and homelessness service providers develop suitable responses during the winter and periods of severe weather.
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Service responses to hot weather
Case studies from different London boroughs who adapted their support for people sleeping rough during periods of extreme heat.
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Supporting individuals during hot weather
Information and guidance on supporting people experiencing homelessness during hot weather, including recognising heat-related illnesses and how to keep cool in the heat.
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Preparing for hot weather
This webinar showcases new heat-related health guidance to support people experiencing homelessness, including information on hot weather SWEP.
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Homelessness Winter Transformation Fund: Case studies from winter 2021-2022
A selection of case studies detailing how five grantees of the Homelessness Winter Transformation Fund 2021, used funding to transform their accommodation and support offer to people experiencing homelessness.
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Transforming local provision: planning for winter 2022
This webinar provided information and recommendations to support local response planning for severe weather and winter provision in 2022.
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Cold weather guidance
A cold snap has been predicted for some areas of the country over the next few days. This is a reminder of Homeless Link's guidance for severe weather (SWEP) protocols. The guidance was last updated in October 2025 and tells local authorities and the voluntary sector what steps should be taken.
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Rough sleeping in London escalates
Homeless Link responds to another "appalling" rise in rough sleeping, captured in today's new quarterly report from CHAIN.
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Warm spaces: providing respite for those that need it in cold weather
The UKHSA have published an evidence review and toolkit that can help local organisations plan and deliver warm spaces.
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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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Braverman Proposals "absurd": Homeless Link responds
Homeless Link has responded to media reports that the Home Secretary plans to criminalise the use of tents by people forced to sleep rough.
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2023 SWEP & winter provision toolkit launches today
The SWEP (Severe Weather Emergency Protocol) and winter provision toolkit, updated for 2023, is published today. This guidance is to support planning for service response to adverse weather.
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Commissioners' Forum: Substance misuse issues in commissioned services
A free interactive session for Local Authority Commissioners of Homelessness Services. This session will focus on discussing how to address substance misuse issues that arise in commissioned services.
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Commissioners' Forum: Exploring the new Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy
A free interactive session for Local Authority Commissioners of homelessness services. This session will focus on the new Homelessness & Rough Sleeping Strategy, with an opportunity to speak to representatives from MHCLG.
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Commissioners' Forum: Finding buildings for services
A free forum for Local Authority Commissioners of homelessness services, focused on discussing solutions to finding suitable buildings for supported housing services.
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Commissioners’ Forum: Complex Needs
Join our Commissioners’ Forum for local authority commissioners of homelessness services. This session will focus on how to address the increasing complexity of need of service users.
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Commissioners’ Forum: Co-production
Join our Commissioners’ Forum for local authority commissioners of homelessness services. This session will focus on how to embed co-production in commissioning.
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Commissioning homelessness services
This course will provide an introduction to commissioning homelessness services and explore what is considered good practice in commissioning.
Online Members £91pp, Non-Members £131pp