Support to End Homelessness

Since 2008, Homeless Link has produced an annual review of the available support for single homelessness in England. Single homeless people are less likely than families to be to be entitled to housing from their local authority, and therefore often rely on homelessness charities for accommodation, advice and other forms of support. 

Support to End Homelessness: a review of services addressing single homelessness in England tracks trends in and provides a detailed overview of the nature and availability of these homelessness services and the support needs and circumstances of the people accessing them. It looks at the challenges and opportunities faced by the homelessness sector, and the various ways in which it helps people move on from homelessness and achieve positive outcomes in their lives.

The research series is the only available data source of its kind on the single homelessness sector in England. It provides crucial evidence to inform policy and practice, enabling service providers, commissioners, policy makers, and local authorities to better understand and respond to the needs of people experiencing homelessness.

The findings are based on four key data sources:

• a survey of hundreds of accommodation providers from across England
• a survey of dozens of day services from across England
• data from the Homeless England database
• national government statistics

Between 2014 and 2023 the series was called Support for Single Homeless People in England: Annual Review, prior to that it was called Survey of Needs and Provision: Services for Homeless Single People and Couples in England.