Cold and Hot Weather
Resources
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SWEP and winter provision toolkit
A toolkit 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.
News
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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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Climate change & SWEP
Guest blog from the Museum of Homelessness about the importance of considering climate change in relation to SWEP (Severe Weather Emergency Protocol).