Homeless Link dives into data
Debra Hertzberg in Blogs19 Jul 2017 - 4:28pm
Homeless Link is excited to be taking part in a datadive, in partnership with DataKind on 29-30 July 2017.
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Hosting destitute migrants – the final safety net?
Vicki Harris in Features19 Jul 2017 - 3:12pm
For homeless and destitute migrants that are ineligible for any welfare support, is there any way they can be supported to move away from a life on the streets?
Preserving resilience with No First Night Out
Sabrina Pathan in Blogs10 Jul 2017 - 10:12am
The passing of the Homelessness Reduction Act and injections of cash into prevention models across the country have ensured that the work of the East London No First Night Out project continues to be timely and relevant.
Could Critical Time Intervention work in England?
Alex Smith in Blogs7 Jul 2017 - 4:00pm
Having travelled to America to experience different approaches to working with people who are homeless, I shared some of my learning at Homeless Link’s annual conference.
Conference panel agrees: Systemic, structural prevention strategy needed to end homelessness
Louise Weaver in Blogs7 Jul 2017 - 9:55am
The expert panel that opened Homeless Link’s annual conference agreed that structural, upstream and systemic prevention is key to ending homelessness in England.
London rough sleeper numbers high but stable, reveals CHAIN data
Debra Hertzberg in Blogs6 Jul 2017 - 2:46pm
Data recently released by the Combined Homelessness and Information Network (CHAIN) shows that the number of people sleeping rough in London remains high, although largely unchanged in the last year.
Day centre gardening projects
Vicky Album in Blogs30 Jun 2017 - 5:38pm
This is the first of our new ‘activities’ blogs from the National Day Centres Project, focused on gardens.
How young people with experiences of homelessness inform our research
Jennifer Harris in Blogs30 Jun 2017 - 10:45am
In advance of our 2017 Young and Homeless survey being sent out later this summer, Homeless Link met with a number of young people who have personally experienced homelessness.
Supported housing funding changes – where are we now?
Paula Reid in Blogs28 Jun 2017 - 9:28am
With Brexit still dominating the political agenda, the current status of the proposed funding changes in supported housing is unclear.
Homeless numbers shine spotlight on broken housing market
Louise Weaver in Press notices23 Jun 2017 - 8:53am
Thousands of households are currently living in temporary accommodation away from their local area, according to the Government's statutory homelessness stats for the first quarter of 2017, released on 22 June.