Exempt Accommodation
Resources
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Becoming a Registered Provider of Social Housing
Guidance on the stages of applying to be a Registered Provider of Social Housing, including details of what documentation is required at each stage.
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Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act consultation: Homeless Link response
Homeless Link's response to Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act consultation
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Preventing evictions and abandonment
Practical guidance for people working in supported accommodation settings to prevent evictions and abandonments.
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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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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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Webinar: Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Bill with Bob Blackman MP
In this webinar recording, we hear from Bob Blackman MP on the regulation of supported exempt accommodation and what it means for supported accommodation providers.
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Supported Housing Regulations: what do I need to know?
An overview of the key supported housing regulations and timescales.
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Government publishes guidance on Supported Housing strategies
Ahead of publishing a full response to the Supported Accommodation Regulatory Oversight Act Consultation, the government has published guidance for local authorities on how to create a local supported accommodation strategy. Homeless Link consultants can support this process.
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A different approach to TA?
A guest blog from Homeless Link Member EMH about their trial in north west Leicestershire.
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The Power of Language: Why words matter in Supported Accommodation
A blog from the Ferry Project about how trauma informed conversations and motivational interviewing can deliver better outcomes for people experiencing homelessness.
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Housing Benefit issues for supported accommodation providers: update
Some local authorities may be pre-empting the supported accommodation regulations. Read more here and tell us about your experience.
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Using In-Form to understand the relationship between health and homelessness
Cate Standing-Tattersall from the Homeless Link Research Team tells us about a groundbreaking new research project and how your service can be part of it.
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Understanding Trauma in Refugees, People Seeking Sanctuary and Migrants
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Understanding rough sleeping and homelessness services
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Monthly drop-in: March
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Rights and entitlements of homeless EU migrants
A free London-based training for frontline workers supporting EU nationals experiencing homelessness, clarifying post-Brexit rights and entitlements, including access to welfare benefits, housing, and alternative support options.
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Practical support for non-UK nationals sleeping rough
A practical training for London frontline workers on how to support people experiencing homelessness with immigration issues, covering the boundaries of immigration advice, evidence gathering, and accessing legal aid and support services.
Online Free, London-based organisations only