CHAIN
CHAIN is a multi-agency database recording information about people sleeping rough and the wider street population in London. The system, which is commissioned and funded by the Mayor of London and managed by Homeless Link, represents the UK's most detailed and comprehensive source of information about rough sleeping.
Find out moreRough Sleeper Count
Every year local authorities across England must make a count or estimate of the number of people who are sleeping rough in their area. Homeless Link is funded by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) to support local authorities to do this and to verify their counts or estimates.
Read more hereLondon Atlas of Street Homelessness
Homeless Link works with the London Housing Federation to produce an annual interactive map of London's Homelessness Services. It includes overlay maps of numbers of rough sleepers and the types and scale of service available in each borough, in addition to showing historical trends.
Visit the Atlas nowHomeless England
Homeless England is the most comprehensive database of services for people facing homelessness in England. With a geolocation search it helps people contact the best local services for their needs.
Visit Homeless EnglandHealth Needs Audit
We carry out regular research and produce a toolkit so the health needs of homeless populations can be assessed.
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Homeless Link sign joint letter warning welfare cuts will increase homelessness
Homeless Link sign joint letter warning welfare cuts will increase homelessness
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Services honoured in Homeless Link's national Excellence Awards 2025
The five winners of our annual awards have been announced, highlighting the vital work taking place to end homelessness across England.
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Improve: An NIHR funded programme on palliative care and homelessness
The University College London, Marie Curie, Groundswell, Pathway, the University of York, and the University of Leeds are seeking expressions of interest to deliver intervention work to optimise palliative care for people with lived experience of homelessness, commencing January 2026.