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This guidance provides an overview of the duty to refer, which will help public authorities understand how to administer the duty.
This guide is primarily designed for professionals in public authorities…
The email addresses below can be used by public bodies to make a referral…
Information on the allocation of Homelessness Prevention Grant funding for local authorities in the financial year 2025 to 2026.
Background In 2025-26, we are allocating £633.2 million[footnote 1] in…
Factsheets providing background information on the measures within the Homelessness Reduction Act and the Homelessness (Review Procedure etc) Regulations 2018.
Information on the allocation of Rough Sleeping Prevention and Recovery Grant funding for local authorities in the financial year 2025 to 2026.
Statutory guidance on the provision of accommodation for 16 and 17 year old young people who may be homeless and/or require accommodation.
When and how council statutory homelessness duties apply within the scheme.
Information regarding the allocation of Homelessness Prevention Grant funding for local authorities in the financial years 2023 to 2024 and 2024 to 2025.
Prospectus and application guidance for the Single Homelessness Accommodation Programme (SHAP).
Guidance on the Next Steps Accommodation Programme and information on the allocations received by local authorities through this programme.
Prospectus, guidance and proposal form for the Rough Sleeping Accommodation Programme 2021-24.
Operating principles for commissioners and providers of night shelters for people experiencing rough sleeping.
Webinar to share research and best practice with colleagues across the homelessness and safeguarding adults sectors, to support effective multi-disciplinary working to help resolve rough sleeping for vulnerable individuals.
Privacy notice for the homelessness and rough sleeping systems-wide evaluation (SWE), phase 3.
Areas receiving Rough Sleeping Drug and Alcohol Treatment Grant 2022 to 2025 funding.
Allocations to local authorities that successfully applied for Rough Sleeping Initiative 2022 to 2025 funding.
Areas receiving Rough Sleeping Drug and Alcohol Treatment Grant 2025 to 2026 funding.
Information on Emergency Accommodation Reduction Pilots which aim to reduce the use of bed and breakfast accommodation for homeless families.
Guidance for staff involved in planning to discharge patients at risk of or experiencing homelessness, or who have no recourse to public funds.
Provides an overview of the duty to refer for NHS staff, including how to make a referral to a local authority.
Areas that successfully applied for Night Shelter Transformation 2022 to 2025 funding.
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