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We are calling for the Government to uplift local authority funding for homelessness in line with inflation

Daniel Allman of Greater Manchester Housing First talks about the importance of planning for positive transitions away from Housing First support and the collaborative approach that Greater Manchester has taken to this process.

Homeless Link’s full learning report from the Immigration Advice for Rough Sleepers Fund launches today.

Homeless Link responds to new Government statistics showing a major rise in 'no fault' evictions

Homeless Link welcomes the new Kerslake Commission report, published on 21 September, noting that without further Government action on the cost-of-living crisis, we are heading for a fresh homelessness emergency.

Mathew Green from Crisis writes about their new campaign 'Regulate the Rogues' and how other organisations can get involved.

Once again London Homeless Collective are bringing charities in the sector together to end homelessness in the capital with a night walk through the city. With free places available for Homeless Link members with income under £500,000.

How good is your service at recognising and supporting people who have learning disabilities? This guest blog from Clinical Psychologist, Dr Anna Tickle .introduces a new toolkit and forthcoming webinar that could help you improve.

Micro Rainbow, a charity that supports LGBTQI+ migrants, were funded by the Immigration Advice for Rough Sleepers Fund for a project working with specialist LGBTQI+ organisations and project partners at Wesley Gryk Solicitors.

The SWEP (Severe Weather Emergency Protocol)and Winter Provision Toolkit, updated for 2022, is published today. This guidance is particularly important for local authorities, service providers and faith, and community groups to ensure that planning for this winter is in line with recent updates from Government and good practice.

The Government has published a new rough sleeping strategy, outlining how it plans to meet its target of ending it in England by 2024. This is Homeless Link's summary of the main proposals.

Homeless Link has welcomed the extension of the Government's Energy Price Guarantee to charities. But its not the only cost-of-living challenge.

The results of Homeless Link's recent 'Sounding Board' survey on cost of living were featured in a story in The i Newspaper on Thursday 8th September.

The Government has published the third interim report for the regional Housing First Pilots’ evaluation.

The Immigration Advice for Rough Sleepers Fund (IARSF) enabled cross-sector partnerships to provide better access to immigration advice. The fund was established to address the advice needs of rough sleeping migrants, and to improve integration of homelessness and immigration services.

The Government has published a new strategy to drive forward its goal of ending rough sleeping.

Today Homeless Link publishes our 14th Annual Review of Support for Single Homeless People in England, an independent yearly assessment of the demographics, needs, and availability of services for single people accessing homelessness services in England.

On Tuesday 23 August, 29 of the country's leading homelessness organisations signed an open letter to the two Conservative leadership candidates Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, warning of a potential rise in homelessness due to the cost-of-living crisis and asking them to re-commit to the 2019 Conservative manifesto pledges around ending rough sleeping and reforming the private rented sector

Catherine Ryder, Director of Policy and Research at the National Housing Federation, writes about their campaign to communicate the impact of supported housing and how organisations can get involved .

Lee Buss Blair, a Director of Riverside Housing, talks about his own personal experience of being gay in the military and how this can lead to veterans facing homelessness. He encourages members and their clients to respond to a new government inquiry.