Rough Sleeping
Resources
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Rough sleeping outreach guidance
Guidance for frontline staff and managers working in rough sleeping outreach services, which outlines how to put Homeless Link's principles into practice.
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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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Criminal Justice Bill submission 2024
Homeless Link's submission of evidence on behalf of our members to Parliament's scrutiny committee of the Criminal Justice Bill 2024, looking at replacing the vagrancy act.
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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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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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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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Free online training from Homeless Link
Checkout our free online bitesize e-learning packages for people working in frontline homelessness services.
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Putting principles into action: supporting staff in rough sleeping outreach services
Introducing free resources and E-Learning to support people working in rough sleeping outreach services.
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Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC) and homelessness
Ahead of the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Elections on 2nd May this guest blog looks at the roles of the PCC, how they can impact on homelessness and why we should engage with them.
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Award-winning rough sleeping support in Exeter
Recently we spoke to the Exeter Navigation Team, winners of the Homeless Link Excellence Awards 2023, about how they’re supporting people facing severe multiple disadvantage in Exeter.
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Turning the tide on rural rough sleeping
In this guest blog, Rory Weal, Strategic Policy Lead for rural homelessness at English Rural, and a speaker at our upcoming Rough Sleeping Conference sets out the importance of taking a tailored approach to the unique challenges of helping those sleeping rough in rural locations.
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Chancellor’s inaction on homelessness is dangerous
Homeless Link responds to the Budget announced on 6 March.