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Advisory Service for Squatters (ASS)
- Provides legal and practical advice to squatters and other homeless people. Includes online resources about legislation, campaign materials, details of their services and publications, and contacts.
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Big Issue
- Weekly magazine which exists to offer homeless and vulnerably housed people the opportunity to earn a legitimate income. Includes details of the current issue as well as vendors' stories.
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Communities and Local Government: Housing and Homelessness
- Describes the government's approaches to housing issues and homelessness.
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Cymorth Cymru
- Representative body in Wales for providers of housing related support and homelessness services. Includes details of events and training.
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Defend Council Housing
- Formed to protect council housing provision and tenants' rights; includes a substantial collection of resources and materials, details of events and activities, newsletters, and contacts.
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Empty Homes
- Offers practical advice and assistance, so people and communities can create new homes in empty properties; also campaigns for more empty homes to be brought into use. Includes resources, how to get involved, and contacts.
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Groundswell
- Formed to support user involvement and self-help organisations in the field of homelessness. Includes a directory, information about their services, grants, and training, and contacts.
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Homeless Pages
- Maintains a directory listing UK publications and research on homelessness and related issues.
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Homeless UK
- Provides a directory of thousands of hostels, day centres and accommodation services for homeless people in the UK.
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Housing Advice NI
- Protecting and promoting housing rights for all in Northern Ireland. Includes advice, a services directory and a section dedicated to young people.
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The Housing Law Website
- Provides a user-friendly guide through different aspects of UK housing law, with information about legislation and specific cases.
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National HMO Lobby
- An association of groups working to ameliorate the impact of concentrations of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) on their communities; provides a guide to their activities and campaigns, with news and contacts.
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National Homeless Advice Service
- Provides support and resources to homelessness advice agencies in England. Features publications and events details, plus further information for members.
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The Pavement
- A free monthly magazine for homeless readers, distributed in London and Scotland. Includes a directory of services, news and features, a profile, and contacts.
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PricedOut
- A group campaigning for first time buyers and cheaper housing; includes background resources and campaign materials, news, contacts, and a blog.
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Scottish Council for Single Homeless
- National membership body in Scotland for organisations and individuals tackling homelessness. Provides newsletters, briefings and event listings as well as emergency information.
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Scottish Homelessness and Employability Network
- Membership body for Scottish organisations working to improve opportunities for people facing homelessness through engagement with education, training and employment.
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Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR)
- Regulates registered social landlords and the landlord and homelessness services of local authorities. Provides details of their inspections and standards, with reports and publications.
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Scottish Social Networks (The Rock Trust)
- Works to raise awareness of befriending, mentoring and mediation services for people affected by homelessness or at risk of homelessness; includes resources, details of their research, and contacts.
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The UK Coalition on Older Homelessness
- Lobby group of housing and homelessness agencies concerned with raising the profile of older homeless people in the UK. Contains news, publications information and details of campaigns and services.
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