For Commissioners
Resources
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Providing pet-inclusive services
Guidance on the importance of being a pet-inclusive service, including a video discussing common misconceptions of pet-ownership and homelessness, with practical solutions to pet-inclusivity.
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Commissioning homelessness services
This guide describes and gives good practice examples and approaches at each stage of the commissioning cycle, specifically for commissioning homelessness services.
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Influencing for change (Women’s Homelessness)
This briefing provides ‘Top Tips from the Frontline’ on influencing for change in the response of systems and services to women’s homelessness.
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Principles for Rough Sleeping Outreach
This document details the core principles required for designing and delivering rough sleeping outreach services in England.
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London PLUS: OP FORTITUDE webinar
A recording of a webinar jointly delivered by Homeless Link's London Plus programme and OP FORTITUDE explaining their offer.
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London PLUS Grants/Funding Do's and Don'ts webinar
A recording of a webinar jointly delivered by Homeless Link's London Plus programme and the grants and funding team, providing advice for grants and funding bids.
News
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News
First ever alcohol treatment clinical guidelines published
Developed by the Department of Health and Social Care, the aim of these guidelines is to promote and support good practice and improve quality of service provision, resulting in better outcomes for people who use alcohol problematically.
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New delivery framework published on co-occurring mental health and substance use
Developed jointly by the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England, this new framework outlines how mental health, and drug and alcohol services should work together more effectively.
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A home is the only way to end homelessness
Alex Smith reflects on the inaugural European Housing First Partners Conference, held in Berlin in early November 2025.
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Fair Funding 2.0 consultation 2025 – Homeless Link’s response
Homeless Link has submitted a response to the government consultation on how local authorities are funded. You can read a summary here.
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Making housing work for Housing First
Cathy Michaels from Bromford Housing Association, describes her Housing First journey from sceptic to advocate, to clear up misconceptions hampering social housing provider involvement.
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Public Spending Review brings opportunity and risk
Homeless Link's Director of Social Change Fiona Colley reflects on what the Chancellor's recent announcements could mean for the funding of the homelessness sector.
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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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Focus Group on Day Services for Commissioners
Join our focus group for commissioners and local authority partners. Share your experiences of working with Day Services and how you think they can best fit into a comprehensive prevention, emergency and longer term response to homelessness..
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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 £81pp, Non-Members £121pp