Rough Sleeping
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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Guidance for rough sleeping outreach services and volunteers
Guidance for frontline staff and managers working in rough sleeping outreach services and a printable information leaflet for new or existing volunteers for outreach services.
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Rough Sleeping Snapshot Estimates Toolkit 2024
Local authority leads and snapshot estimate coordinators should follow this guidance to plan and execute their annual rough sleeping snapshot estimate, and have it verified by Homeless Link ready for online submission to MHCLG no later than Friday 6th December 2024.
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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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Tracking progress towards ending rough sleeping: a webinar on insights and new indicators
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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.
News
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Women’s specific experiences of homelessness and health must be addressed
For International Women's Day, Homeless Link's Senior Research Manager, Debra Hertzberg, analyses health data to show why women experiencing homelessness need tailored healthcare.
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We must recognise homeless women in their own right, and fund services accordingly
Women are unseen, unheard and unprotected by a system designed and funded for men, writes Lucy Campbell of SHP, as part of the Reset Homelessness campaign.
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Devastating rough sleeping must end here says Homeless Link
The number of people sleeping rough has increased by 20% since last year. And the number of people housed in temporary accommodation is up by 16%. Read Homeless Link's response.
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We must end the revolving door between homelessness and hospitals
Healthcare spending on people facing homelessness is very costly but is achieving very little, writes Dee O’Connell at Pathway, as part of the Reset Homelessness campaign.
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London rough sleeping numbers still shocking
Homeless Link responds to the publication of CHAIN rough sleeping data for London
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Youth homelessness needs ambitious funding, not arbitrary discounts
There is a tendency to believe youth homelessness does not exist so it is not properly funded, writes Phil Kerry of New Horizon Youth Centre, as part of Inside Housing and Homeless Link’s Reset Homelessness campaign.
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Improving nutrition among people experiencing homelessness
Join Homeless Link and Providence Row as we launch research that aims to enhance nutrition and recovery among people experiencing homelessness and share practical actions that homelessness staff can take to improve access to healthy food and nutrition for the people they support.
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Quarterly Reflective Space for Outreach Workers
Come along to our final quarterly session for outreach workers where we will reflect on current challenges, and collectively think of potential solutions and good practice.
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Rough Sleeping Conference: From Crisis to Prevention
In a range of keynote speeches, panel discussions and interactive breakout sessions, this conference will bring together the homelessness sector to share effective policy and practice in rough sleeping support
County Hall (etc venues), Belvedere Rd, London SE1 7PB From £155 for Homeless Link members