Our online magazine for homelessness professionals. News, opinion and features from Homeless Link and across the sector.
26 May 2017 - 4:28pm
With the Homelessness Reduction Act aiming to re-focus Local Housing Authority (LHA) work to preventing homelessness, effective multi-agency partnerships will become...
23 May 2017 - 9:50am
Homeless Link, the national membership organisation for homelessness and supported housing agencies, is launching a £4.5 million Social Investment Fund for charities and social enterprises across England working to reduce homelessness.
22 May 2017 - 4:17pm
Homeless Link is delighted to be one of the 21 successful organisations and consortia that were chosen as members of the new Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector (VCSE) Health and Wellbeing Alliance programme.
18 May 2017 - 5:01pm
Ahead of the election, we have produced a summary of the manifesto commitments of the Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats in policy areas relevant to our members and the people they support.
17 May 2017 - 10:23am
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) is consulting on how their proposed ban on letting agent fees should be implemented and enforced. Homeless Link welcomes members’ views to develop our response.
16 May 2017 - 4:01pm
How can frontline teams work more effectively with statutory mental health services, to ensure clients get the right help, at the right time, from the right people?
12 May 2017 - 5:02pm
Webster Court is a housing-with-care scheme in Norwich developed and managed by St Martins Housing Trust. St Martins is a charity that has a 45 year history of providing services to rough sleepers and...
10 May 2017 - 3:51pm
I’ve just returned from the second national summit on tackling multiple disadvantage. A two-day gathering organised by nine charities and funders working together, it...
5 May 2017 - 5:37pm
Although the link between homelessness and health is widely recognised, our understanding of the experiences of homeless people dying on the streets, in hostels or in hospital remains poor.
5 May 2017 - 12:19pm
Dental Problems can be a debilitating issue for some people, but with the right support from staff in homelessness services, people can achieve and maintain good oral health and are better equipped to move on from homelessness.