Improving Homelessness Services
Resources
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Developing an effective complaints policy
Guidance on developing a complaints policy for supported accommodation providers (including Registered Providers): what to include, good practice for supporting individuals to complain, and information about pre-complaints processes.
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Multi-disciplinary team meetings
Guidance on working in collaboration with other agencies in multi-disciplinary team meetings or MDTs for people experiencing homelessness and multiple needs including examples of innovative approaches.
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Registering to vote with no fixed or permanent address
This page gives guidance on how homelessness services can help people to register to vote. Even if people do not have a permanent address they are still entitled to register.
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Applying for a Voter Authority Certificate (Photo ID for voting)
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.
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Delivering integrated health and social care services for people experiencing homelessness
Best practice case studies illustrating how to deliver on the NICE guidelines around integrated services to reduce health inequalities.
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Going Beyond: Homeless Link's practice podcast
Our podcast focusing on practice in the homelessness sector.
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Communications Community of Practice
A short survey to measure the interest in setting up a support group for communications staff in Homeless Link members.
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Introducing the Innovation and Good Practice Team
Alex Smith explains the purpose and priorities for Homeless Link's team, dedicated to improving practice and innovation in the sector.
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Excellence Awards 2026: Winners Announced
Twelve homelessness services from across the UK have been named as winners in Homeless Link’s national Excellence Awards 2026, with a further eight organisations highly commended.
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Putting Lived Experience at the Heart of Ending Homelessness
This page contains information about Voices for Homeless, a peer-led group that champions the voices and experiences of people with lived experience of homelessness, including it's work so far, upcoming projects, and useful recommendations for co-production.
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Funding safer, inclusive homelessness support for LGBT+ young people nationwide from Henry Smith Foundation
Funding available to help homelessness organisations become safer and more inclusive for LGBT+ young people
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Designing community into housing for positive, sustainable outcomes
Your Place discusses its innovative congregate Housing First model and its transformative outcomes for residents.
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Creating pet-inclusive services: supporting people and their pets
A free webinar for frontline homelessness services exploring why pet-inclusive approaches matter, the challenges faced by people with pets, and practical steps services can take to become more welcoming and supportive.
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Preventing Refugee Homelessness: Practice Forum for Local Authorities and their partners
Come along to this interactive practice forum and learn more about how you can apply support people moving on from asylum accommodation.
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Outreach contact and support training
This training aims to help outreach workers deliver effective support interventions and achieve positive outcomes for people sleeping rough.
Online Members £145pp, Non-Members £185pp -
Commissioning homelessness services training
This course will provide an introduction to commissioning homelessness services and explore what is considered good practice in commissioning.
Online Members £91pp, Non-Members £131pp -
Reflective Practice and resilience for frontline staff
For all frontline staff who are looking to build on their resilience and reduce the negative impact of stress in the workplace.
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Anti-social behaviour: management and prevention
Develop your understanding of what is available to prevent and tackle anti-social behaviour (ASB) including how to empower clients to manage their behaviour and acquire skills for social living.
Online Members £145pp, Non-Members £185pp