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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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.
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Applying for a Voter Authority Certificate (Photo ID for voting)
This briefing outlines the process of applying for a Voter Authority Certificate. It is important that frontline workers in homelessness services and local authorities are aware of the process of application, so they are able to support individuals to exercise their right to vote.
News
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Rough sleeping in London escalates
Homeless Link responds to another "appalling" rise in rough sleeping, captured in today's new quarterly report from CHAIN.
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Annual review of support to end homelessness reveals a sector stretched to the limits
Homeless Link launches its annual research report exploring trends in support for single homelessness.
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Rough sleeping in London climbs to record levels
Homeless Link responds to the CHAIN 2024/25 annual report.
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Homeless Link welcomes confirmation on rough sleeping decriminalisation
The government has announced it is scrapping the Vagrancy Act. Read the details and Homeless Link's response.
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London's Rough Sleeping Plan of Action 2025 launched
Homeless Link responds to the Mayor of London's plan to end rough sleeping in London by 2030.
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Government must break the cycle of the trauma of sleeping rough
Homeless Link responds to new statistics on rough sleeping in London from the CHAIN database.
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Focus Group for Day Service 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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Exploring the state of the homelessness sector
This webinar will dive into the 2024 findings of our unique annual review of services addressing single homelessness in England and their implications for the sector, and explain how you can use the research to support your work locally to end homelessness.
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Camden Rough Sleeping Forum
Join us for an opportunity to meet peers and colleagues across the sector in Camden. The Forum is open to community groups, faith groups, voluntary and statutory partners. We aim to create a safe space for open and solution focus conversations that shape future work and influence future commissioning in Camden.
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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.
Online Free