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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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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Select Committee backs focus on homelessness prevention to address “crisis”
On 03 March 2025, the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee published a new report on children in temporary accommodation.
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A call for the government: demonstrate political will to end the homelessness crisis
With government funding and commitment, the homelessness sector can and will innovate, writes Tim Archbold of Signposts, as part of the Reset Homelessness campaign.
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Atlas of Homelessness Services in London - 2025 release now online
Unique website showing services for homeless people across London is updated for 2025 by London Housing Foundation in partnership with Homeless Link.
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Rural Community of Practice Session 5: A reflective space
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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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