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Tweets from the Housing First England project @homelesslink - working to promote, support and grow a national movement of Housing First services across England.
Joined February 2016
We have made a decision to stop posting on X. You can still find us on LinkedIn and Bluesky (@ https://t.co/OEamqLuBtO) and you can sign up to our newsletter via the link below to hear the latest from Homeless Link, including Housing First news. https://t.co/GXO5wa676X
homeless.org.uk
We are the national membership charity for organisations working directly with people who become homeless in England. We work to make services better and campaign for policy change that will help end...
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Book your free place at our webinar exploring how modular housing and MMC can alleviate homelessness and create supportive transitional communities. 📆16 January, 2pm Speakers include Trina Chakravarti @BuildingBetterX, Matt Wiseman @jimmyscambridge
https://t.co/3kCDfeI46j
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🏘️Read @AlexLSmith1983's article for the Big Issue explaining the important role that Housing First must play in 2025. https://t.co/ixRtFCxyRD
bigissue.com
Government-backed Housing First pilots are facing an uncertain future past next March. Here's how it can impact rough sleeping in 2025.
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Great article today by @SophieBoobis as part of our @insidehousing campaign #ResetHomelessness. Funding of homelessness doesn't have to be this way - we can take a long term and preventative view. https://t.co/dkx95hZPdp
@mhclg @hmtreasury
insidehousing.co.uk
As Homeless Link and Inside Housing launch the Reset Homelessness campaign calling for a systemic review of funding to deliver a system that works for everyone, Sophie Boobis, head of policy and...
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📢Today we launch a campaign with @insidehousing, Reset Homelessness. It calls on the Government to: ✔️carry out a systemic review of homelessness funding ✔️create an effective new settlement for providers https://t.co/3Y2xwONsa9
#ResetHomelessness #Endhomelessness
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🏠People with disabilities are disproportionately likely to experience homelessness. Read our blog for #IDPD2024 on the importance of identifying and addressing health inequalities for people experiencing homelessness and disability. ⬇️ https://t.co/JQdIFdFqvV
homeless.org.uk
This blog marking the International Day for Persons with Disabilities explores the importance of meeting the needs of people experiencing homelessness and disabilities.
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🚨#HousingFirst significantly reduces offending behaviour among people experiencing multiple disadvantage. Tom's story from @Bridge_Proj illustrates this perfectly. Check out our joint blog for @natfednews ⬇️ https://t.co/lbsXExs9No
housing.org.uk
With the new Crime and Policing Bill on the horizon, Alex Smith, Homeless Link’s Housing First England lead, discusses why the housing and homelessness sector should champion Housing First to help to...
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💬People experiencing homelessness with diabetes face daily challenges of getting access to healthy food and adequate care.💬 Read this blog about improving diabetes care for homeless people, including managing self-neglect. #WorldDiabetesDay
https://t.co/WQu0tG4SLk
homeless.org.uk
Read about a national partnership project which considered how to improve care for people experiencing homelessness with diabetes, with links to resources and free e-learning to support frontline...
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📉The final evaluation report for the MHCLG regional #HousingFirst Pilots makes clear the huge value of this intervention for people experiencing multiple disadvantage. Read our summary of the findings. ⬇️ https://t.co/oVjWNCGBXp
homeless.org.uk
We take a look at the findings from the final evaluation report for the Government's Housing First Regional Pilots, which builds the evidence base for the approach.
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⚠️Together with 110 of our members, we have written urgently to @RachelReevesMP highlighting the severe threat of the NI hike to crucial homelessness services. Read the coverage in @Independent ⬇️ https://t.co/Icd4UlIVcL
independent.co.uk
Exclusive: National insurance rise an immediate ‘threat’ to services that help the most vulnerable, Labour chancellor told as 100 organisations, including Crisis, sign letter in protest
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🏠As the Government’s cross-ministerial group looks at addressing homelessness, @AlexLSmith1983 has written for @natfednews on the importance of #HousingFirst for ending homelessness and reducing offending and anti-social behaviour. ⬇️ https://t.co/6VigpM9Smu
housing.org.uk
With the new Crime and Policing Bill on the horizon, Alex Smith, Homeless Link’s Housing First England lead, discusses why the housing and homelessness sector should champion Housing First to help to...
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People experiencing homelessness face extreme #OralHealth inequalities. With the right information, homelessness services can advocate for the people they support to improve access to and inclusivity of dental services. Check out this blog from @PathwayUK ⬇️
Inclusion Health groups often experience Oral Health inequalities, but ambitious thinking from #ICB dental service commissioners can make big differences for some of the most vulnerable people in society. See our new blog from Pathway Fellow @kaddour_sarah
https://t.co/RlBEESKByn
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📢The Budget contained a lot of interest to the homelessness sector, with mixed impact. 📰Read our blog to learn more about what it means for your services.⬇️ #Budget2024
https://t.co/GZdQV7wT5n
homeless.org.uk
Homeless Link's detailed response to the Autumn Budget 2024 and the impact it is likely to have on the homelessness sector.
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📢New resource for organisations who employ or would like to employ people with #livedexperience of homelessness. This quick reference guide outlines the benefits of this practice and contains useful dos, don’ts and top tips. https://t.co/GCB3bWmQ1I
homeless.org.uk
These two briefings aim to help homelessness services to employ people with lived experience in the most constructive way possible that mutually benefits both the employer and employee.
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Absolutely. The Government must safeguard #HousingFirst and other homelessness services against a funding cliff-edge in the Budget, committing to a one-year rollover of existing homelessness funding into 2025/26. https://t.co/u2s1dFI0mU
theguardian.com
Exclusive: Failure to extend funding risks biggest setback to ending homelessness ‘in recent history’, Rachel Reeves told
Spot the one that uses a Housing First model? Locally we only have funding for Housing First until March 2025. Housing First works. @tomcollinsworcs @AndyBurnhamGM @rushanaraali
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📅Have you registered to join us at this CoP on Thursday 17 October at 2pm? We will discuss developing the fidelity of your Housing First service and using the new fidelity framework tools. https://t.co/oc3v30aMCK
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🤝Join our series of free online CoPs giving you a chance to check in on the progress made with the #HousingFirst Fidelity Framework, and its impact on your service delivery. 📅1st session: 17 October, 2pm https://t.co/oc3v30aMCK
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3rd session: 28 November 10am This group will focus on completing the action plan of the Fidelity Framework, to further develop the service's adherence to the #HousingFirst principles. https://t.co/JiXRUrIevP
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📅2nd session: 6 November, 10am This session gives you a chance to learn a bit more about how to complete the #HousingFirst Fidelity Framework self-reflection tool. https://t.co/lHcAONtMp4
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🤝Join our series of free online CoPs giving you a chance to check in on the progress made with the #HousingFirst Fidelity Framework, and its impact on your service delivery. 📅1st session: 17 October, 2pm https://t.co/oc3v30aMCK
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