Knowledge Hub

Information and guidance on supporting people experiencing homelessness during hot weather, including recognising heat-related illnesses and how to keep cool in the heat.

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.

Guidance for frontline staff and managers working in rough sleeping outreach services, which outlines how to put Homeless Link's principles into practice.

New research into the long-term impacts of Housing First across health, mental health, offending behaviour, substance use and beyond.

Homeless Link's submission of evidence on behalf of our members to Parliament's scrutiny committee of the Criminal Justice Bill 2024, looking at replacing the vagrancy act.

This document details the core principles required for designing and delivering rough sleeping outreach services in England.

With a general election looming in 2024, we have published our manifesto to end homelessness. Drawn from from our unique position as the membership body for over 800 homelessness organisations across England. It builds on work with our members, on engagement with specialists and experts and on the rich body of evidence on what works to end homelessness, outlining our core ambitions of the next government.

A toolkit to help local authorities and homelessness service providers develop suitable responses during the winter and periods of severe weather.

Read the write up of findings from our focus group on rough sleeping verification and other pathways into rough sleeper services.

This webinar showcases new heat-related health guidance to support people experiencing homelessness, including information on hot weather SWEP.

This webinar with Centre for Homelessness Impact (CHI) discusses the new Rough Sleeping Data Framework & provides concrete examples of how it is already working well for the local authorities that have piloted the framework.