Below you can find relevant information for homelessness, supported living and other types of tenancy or housing association services.
- Guidance on the businesses and premises that need to close updated 14.1.21
- Understanding the possession action process: guidance for landlords and tenants – updated 11.1.21
- Provision of night shelters – 11.1.21
- Guidance for landlords, tenants and local authorities – Updated 8.1.21
- Guidance on home moving – Updated 7.1.21
- Guidance for hostels or day centres for people rough sleeping – Updated 6.1.21
- Guidance for commissioners and providers of services for people who use drugs and alcohol – Updated 6.1.21
- Chancellor’s Summer Statement (contains measures for de-carbonising social housing among others) – 8.7.20
- The Minister of Housing has set out measure to support social housing residents during the next phase towards reopening society. – 19.6.20
- Guidance on accessing funding for charitable homelessness and rough sleeping organisations – 14.5.20
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Top tips in Bereavement Care in Specialist Housing
Specifically written for the housing sector, operators of specialist housing – such as extra care or retirement housing. It draws attention to the need to equip themselves in the way they access bereavement care and support upon the loss of a family member, friend, relative or fellow resident in one of their schemes during the Coronavirus pandemic.
This briefing offers top tips and highlights some of the best practice in supporting decisions that might need to be made about health and wellbeing during the COVID-19 outbreak; considers how to continue to provide practical assistance, support and manage risks; and provides information on maintaining meaningful activity and minimising loneliness during this period of enforced isolation. Read more here