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Women's experiences of temporary accommodation while homeless

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Supporting people living in temporary accommodation to move away from homelessness

Our projects

We're looking for volunteers for our befriending scheme!

Charity advocating for people who are hidden homeless and living in temporary accommodation

Nationally, our research & policy team works to identify and advocate for much needed long-term solutions to hidden homelessness. Locally, our services based in Brighton and Manchester support people who are homeless and living in temporary accommodation with welfare, health and housing needs. All our work is aimed at making stays in temporary accommodation as short, safe and healthy as possible.

What we do to support people living in temporary accommodation

Our mission is to make people’s stay in temporary accommodation as short, safe and healthy as possible.
1
Short

by supporting people to move away from homelessness, overcome barriers to living independently, and shape a plan to secure more stable housing.

2
Safe

by working with landlords to improve living conditions and engaging with policy makers to drive change for residents.

3
Healthy

by facilitating improvements to mental and physical health and improving engagement with professional healthcare.

I’ve started looking after myself, looking after my health. For me it was lifesaving help.

Stories of changed lives

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Ronnie's story

How we supported Ronnie to access housing and improve his health.

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Mark's story

After leaving prison, Mark struggled to adapt to life in temporary accommodation....

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Clare's story

When we met her, Clare hadn't left her room for 2 months....

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Our projects for people experiencing homelessness

The work of our homelessness charity both nationally and locally in Brighton and across Greater Manchester continues
to advocate for people living in temporary accommodation through...

Person-centred support to improve health, build independence, and transition into a home:
Health Engagement
, Mobile Justlife, Targeted Referrals

Creating safe spaces for people who have experienced temporary accommodation to lend their voice to change,
express creativity and access peer support: Social Connection, Creative Studio, Common Ambition, TAAGs

Working alongside local and national organisations to evidence and share learning about the impact of temporary accommodation
on communities in order to influence change: TA network, Frontline network, Research & Policy, APPG

She's [My support worker] been a god send... I can't thank her enough. You people are there when I need you and that's a great feeling.

Our impact across Brighton and Greater Manchester

Since March 2020, we've delivered over 15,000 meals to homeless people living in B&Bs and hostels without cooking facilities.

Over 70% of people say they have improved their social networks and feel less isolated following engagement with our befriending scheme, peer support group and social activities

Our report, Lifting the Lid, unveiled an estimated B&B population of 51,500 households experiencing homelessness, which is 10x the government estimate.

With Justlife, they give you so much advice. If they can't do anything to help us, they put us onto other people that can. They are a lifesaver, simple as.