For Housing Providers
Resources
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Securing housing for Housing First
Three case studies help to illustrate innovative ways to overcome the challenges of securing appropriate housing for Housing First.
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Safeguarding Adults at Risk
Guidance on safeguarding adults, including how to raise a safeguarding alert and the role of Safeguarding Adults Boards.
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Understanding hoarding
Guidance on understanding hoarding including why people hoard, and how to support someone who has a hoarding issue.
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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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Housing First fidelity assurance framework
This framework contains two self-reflection tools designed to support fidelity to the principles of Housing First in England.
News
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News
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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Have your say on a reformed Decent Homes Standard
The Government is currently consulting on a reformed Decent Homes Standard for social and privately rented homes. This could impact on providers of supported accommodation and other services that aim to end and prevent homelessness.
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New regulations to remove local connection rules for care leavers and victims of domestic abuse to access social housing
Starting today (10th July 2025), new regulations have come into effect to exempt care leavers under 25 and victims of domestic abuse from any local connection or residency tests for social housing applied by Local Authorities in England.
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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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Home Office confirms that evictions from asylum accommodation will pause when SWEP is activated
From the 18th November 2024, with immediate effect, the Home Office has confirmed that evictions of individuals from asylum accommodation will pause for a period of up to, but no more than, 3 days when Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP) is activated by a Local Authority.
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Mpox and homelessness
The UKHSA has produced some useful resources on understanding Mpox, including information about having conversations about Mpox with at-risk individuals, and what to do should a case be suspected.
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Supported Housing Managers Practice Forum: Burnout & Moral Injury
A free interactive session aimed at managers in supported housing services focused on supporting staff with burnout and introducing the concept of moral injury.
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Supported Housing Frontline Practice Forum: Identifying and responding to domestic abuse
A free interactive session for frontline workers in supported housing services focused on identifying and responding to domestic abuse.
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Good Practice Learning Session: supporting women experiencing homelessness
A free, interactive session led by our National Practice Development Team with a focus on supporting women experiencing homelessness.
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Practice Forum: Unlocking the Power of Pet Friendly Services
Join our free interactive session for people working in homelessness services to explore the benefits of pet-inclusive policies.
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Securing the Future of Housing First: Insights from Frontline Services
Join our free webinar to hear from three Housing First services as they share evaluation findings, highlighting successes, challenges, and practical recommendations for championing the model at a local level.
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Supported Housing Managers Practice Forum: Debriefing & Reflective Practice
Join our Practice Forum for managers in supported housing services. This session will focus on critical incident debriefing and reflective practice.
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