Housing First
Resources
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Delivering Housing First from inception to sustainability
Toolkit and guidance to support Housing First providers across all elements of service delivery.
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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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2023 Annual Review of Support for Single Homeless People in England
Homeless Link's annual survey of homelessness sector support tracks changes in the nature and availability of services, the support needs and circumstances of the people accessing services, and opportunities and challenges for the sector.
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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.
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Our Housing First Research
Homeless Link’s Housing First England research programme is designed to learn directly from services about how Housing First operates in England. We are using this new evidence to continue to develop services, to strengthen the relationship between these providers and the related services working with them to support residents, and to ensure that Housing First is a viable option for all those that need it.
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Research exploring holistic Housing First outcomes
New research into the long-term impacts of Housing First across health, mental health, offending behaviour, substance use and beyond.
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Designing community into housing for positive, sustainable outcomes
Your Place discusses its innovative congregate Housing First model and its transformative outcomes for residents.
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Homelessness Strategy falls short on addressing deep homelessness and health links
Our comment piece for Inside Housing discusses how our Unhealthy State of Homelessness report can help ensure the government’s strategy breaks the cycle of worsening ill health and homelessness.
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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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New podcast episode discusses Housing First in England, Finland and Australia
In this episode, we speak to Housing First specialists from England, Finland and Australia, discussing the successes, challenges, and hopes for the future.
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What’s next for Housing First: marginal gains or an end to homelessness?
Alex Smith argues for a more ambitious scale up of Housing First in England as the intervention comes back into the spotlight with the release of the CSJ's new report.
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Housing First is crucial for supporting people to stop reoffending
We need a joined-up approach to funding for those who have experience of the criminal justice system, says Ursula Ralph of Jigsaw Homes as part of the Reset Homelessness campaign.
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Housing First: frontline staff learning network
This four-part workshop series is designed to support frontline Housing First workers to build confidence, skills and peer connections in navigating complex challenges in delivering Housing First services.
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Housing First: managers' learning network
Delivering a high-fidelity Housing First service requires more than commitment – it demands courageous leadership, strategic clarity, and a deep understanding of how to balance values-led practice with operational realities.
Online Members £235pp, Non-Members £275pp