On 14 October, the Museum of Homelessness published it's full findings for the Dying Homeless Project. The findings show that 1720 people, including 51 children have died while homeless in 2025. 

Here is an overview of the report findings:
- Independent research by Museum of Homelessness found that deaths rose 6.8 per cent in 2025 vs the previous year.  Over 10,000 people have died since 2017.
- Local authorities are under-reporting the true scale of homeless deaths - their study found 197 missing from their data, representing 1 in 10 deaths missing from records.
- Over 30 per cent of the deaths in 2025 were either on the streets or in rough sleeper’s accommodation
- Bristol, Brighton and Hove, Edinburgh, Camden and Stirling had the five highest rates of reported deaths per 100,000 population across the UK.
- ‘Deaths of Despair’ caused by drugs, alcohol or suicide are the most common (52 per cent). Recovery, harm reduction and mental health services need urgent investment.  
- 15 per cent of authorities either failed to respond or stated that they did not hold the data requested.

Click here to read the full report and analysis.

The Office of National Statistics estimates that 974 deaths of people experiencing homelessness were registered in England and Wales in 2025. This is up 77 per cent on 2013. The mean age at death was 47 for men and 43 for women. 

The numbers differ, but they point the same way. People are dying decades early, the toll is rising, and too many of these deaths go unrecorded. These deaths are not inevitable. Many are preventable with timely access to healthcare, safe housing, and support built around the people who need them most. Every one of them should be counted, and we should learn from each of them. Read the full ONS figures here.

As part of developing the Manchester Homelessness Partnership website, we are adding a directory of services for Manchester. If you are an organisation that provides advice, support, drop-in, services for people experiencing homelessness, please use this link to add your organisation to the directory. Once the information is submitted, it will be approved before being added to the directory. 

Temporary Accommodation Action Group 
34 frontline workers attended the latest session held at the Booth Centre. 
Victoria Kell, Homelessness Directorate at Manchester City Council was the guest speaker and took attendees through the new homelessness assessment system that is being developed currently, and it was encouraging to hear that it should help to address many of the issues and frustrations that were raised in this session in January. The new system should launch mid February 2027.
Time was also spent reviewing the Temporary Accommodation Guide for Frontline Practitioners, Community Organisations and Schools and this has now been updated. You can view the revised edition here. 

Prevention Action Group 
At the latest action group meeting, a focused conversation was held to develop an information pack for prisoners on release and what this would look like. Colleagues from GM Probation and HMP Manchester joined the call as well as On the Out. A framework for the information pack was developed and further work is taking place to develop it. An update was also shared on the results of the Women's Rough Sleeping Census from 2025 and actions for the next one which took place in September 2026. If you are interested in joining this action group, email val@macc.org.uk

Homelessness Dental Service for Manchester
The homelessness dental service which was based at Ancoats Primary Care Centre has moved to Windsor Hulme Dental Practice, Denhill House, 21 Radnor Street, M15 5NR.
The service provides 2 sessions per week with open access so no appointments are necessary, they will also be undertaking off site visits to homeless shelters, community hubs or partner organisations as well. 
The opening hours are Monday 8am to 5pm, Tuesday 8am to 7pm, Wednesday 8am to 6pm, Thursday 8am to 5pm, Friday 8am to 5pm.
The contact telephone number is 0161 232 8403. People can ring up and book appointments. Dental services don’t have a boundary so the service is available to anyone to attends the practice, if the practice have capacity to see them.

We need better joined up and sustainably funded health approaches - Homeless Link
It is well established that people experiencing homelessness face worse health and health outcomes than the general population. To start to shrink the inequalities gap, Homeless Link has been advocating for joined up approaches to addressing health and homelessness. In particular, their Homeless Health Needs Audit, which enables local areas to understand health inequalities faced by people experiencing homelessness in their communities and commission services accordingly, has helped move the dial on this. The local Health Needs Audits are the basis for their Unhealthy State of Homelessness research, which helped Homeless Link make the case to national government for better, joined up and sustainably funded health approaches.

Homelessness Programme - Specsavers
At Specsavers, their purpose is simple: to change lives through better sight and hearing by making expert care accessible and affordable for everyone. They know that people affected by homelessness face major barriers to accessing essential eye and ear health services. Through partnerships with Crisis, Big Issue, Vision Care, Simon Community and Every Youth, they are committed to removing those barriers and delivering care where it’s needed most. Click here to read further information and how to book appointments for people you are working with. 

Liver Smart - Fair Health - Health Equity Action and Learning
This course was co-designed with people with lived experience of liver disease and overcoming addiction. The content is designed for community healthcare professionals and includes practical advice and resources to help people to improve their liver health.

Guidance: GOV. UK - Supporting the vaccination of people experiencing homelessness
Click here to read a multi-agency toolkit for planning and delivery of vaccinations to people experiencing homelessness.
Click here to download resources for those experiencing homelessness to promote the availability of the flu and pneumococcal vaccines.

Winter Vaccinations
This winter, the NHS are bringing flu and pneumococcal vaccinations to people experiencing homelessness. There’s no need for ID, proof of address or immigration status. Vaccines are available from most pharmacies, GP practices and some outreach teams. Find out more at nhs.uk/flujab
To download resources including social media assets related to this campaign please visit: Assets about vaccines for people experiencing homelessness | Stay Strong Get Vaccinated Long-Term Health Conditions Flu Campaign | Campaign Resource Centre

On the 6 October, a workshop was held to discuss mental ill-health, homelessness and access to services. A working group of VCFSE leaders developed the agenda and sent out invitations to a targeted mailing list. 

Representatives from the following organisations attended and participated in the workshop: Shelter, Greater Together Manchester, Reach out to the Community, Boaz Trust, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Greater Manchester Police, Manchester City Council, Urban Village Medical Practice, and Manchester Local Care Organisation. 

Participants worked through several exercises starting with feedback on the snap-shot survey briefing "Homelessness and Mental Health - A Sector Under Pressure", looking at challenges, exploring the impact of lack of access, and prioritising areas for action as a working group. All of the feedback information is being collated to share back with the working group to inform next steps. 

If you are interested in joining the working group, please email val@macc.org.uk 

This review from the Centre for Homelessness Impact - Mortality in people experiencing homelessness: A systematic review and meta-analysis - stated that people experiencing homelessness are more likely to die from mental illness than those who have not.

Thanks to the Central Hall for their support at the venue and Cracking Good Food for providing lunch.

Article: Women can't be left out in the cold if we are to end rough sleeping - Big Issue
Miriam spent years living in the shadows as a woman with no recourse to public funds. Without acknowledging the link between homelessness, immigration status and gender inequality, no government will ever succeed in ending rough sleeping. Click here to read the full article from the Big Issue.

Article: Menstruation invisible to homelessness support services - University of Southampton
Stigma, male-centric systems, and structural neglect have rendered homeless women’s menstrual health largely out-of-sight and out-of-mind, according to the authors of a study by the University of Southampton. The researchers say more openness and discussion about the issue is desperately needed to give women dignity, greater access to sanitary products, and improve their well-being. Click here to read the full article.

Booth Centre - Women's Group
The Women's Group runs at the Booth Centre every Friday from 10am to 12pm. The session runs in between their free breakfast session and free lunch service at 12pm. All women are welcome. Please do spread the word, and feel free to attend with any women you are supporting. The Booth Centre understands coming to the centre can be overwhelming, so they can offer a less busy entrance if required, please do let them know before arriving. 

Research: No One Expects to Become Homeless - Depaul Ireland
Depaul ‘Voice’ research reveals the stark reality of experiencing homelessness in Ireland today and identifies five pathways to homelessness. Depaul has recently undertaken a piece of qualitative research, carried out by Coyne
Research, which involved in-depth focus groups with Depaul service users from a range of services and backgrounds. The research, entitled ‘Depaul Voice’ aims to give a voice to those living in emergency services. It looks at how it feels to experience homelessness in today’s Ireland, what it’s like to live in homeless
services, and what people need to begin to rebuild their lives. Click here to read further information.

Guidance: Children and young people's alcohol and drug services: framework
A comprehensive national framework from DHSC aimed at a wide range of stakeholders, services, commissioners etc. Has both a detailed outline of what should be provided and how along with a number of case studies/examples of good practice.

Guidance: Joint housing protocols for care leavers - GOV.UK
Good practice advice to support local authorities to meet the accommodation needs of care leavers.

Opinion: Meeting families where they are: upstream homelessness prevention in Family Hubs -  Centre for Homelessness Impact
What if preventing homelessness started earlier, in the community, before families ever needed to enter the formal homelessness support system? At the Centre for Homelessness Impact, they are working with the Greater London Authority, London Councils and four London boroughs to test whether embedding housing support in Family Hubs can help us do just that. By bringing housing expertise into services families already use and trust, they hope to learn whether they can spot housing instability earlier, connect families to the right support sooner, and ultimately prevent more families from experiencing homelessness. Click here to read the full opinion. 

Report: Moving Forward: Local and National Solutions for Preventing Refugee Homelessness - NACCOM and Homeless Link
This new report explores how local authorities and voluntary sector organisations are working together to prevent and relieve homelessness among newly granted refugees.

Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU)
Here is the impact report from GMIAU for 2026.UK Resettlement Scheme re-opening – what we know

Update: UK Resettlement Scheme re-opening – what we know - GMIAU
The Government has recently announced that the UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS) would reopen. Click here to read further information. 

Information Sheet: Safe Return Reviews and Revocation of Refugee Status
This information sheet explains Safe Return Reviews, what to do if the Home Office is considering revoking your protection status, and what to include in your response and appeal.

Manchester Safeguarding Partnership
Click here to visit the Manchester Safeguarding Partnership website and read their training offer. 

Toolkit - Homeless Palliative Care Network
People who are homeless or vulnerably housed are at higher risk of many health problems and on average die 30 years younger than the general population. The deaths of homeless people are often perceived as sudden, untimely and undignified and can be very traumatic for all involved.

Hostel and day centre staff are often left to support people who are very unwell, even when they have high care needs, due to a lack of suitable alternative places to live. This toolkit aims to support staff working with homeless people who have advanced ill health.

Homeless Palliative Care Service - Moya Cole Hospice
This service supports clients, key workers and health and social care staff when someone’s health is getting worse. This can be from Liver Disease, COPD, cancer or a combination of issues.

This service can help individuals experiencing homelessness in lots of ways: 
- Information giving to make informed decisions 
- Case management, advocacy and social support
- Reconnecting with loved ones 
- Free use of iPads to to promote engagement with health services
- Specialist end of life care 

To read further information, how to refer and contact information - click here. 

Press Release: Half of rough sleepers have spent time in prison - NACRO
Half of people rough sleeping in England have spent time in prison, according to this new analysis by NACRO. People who have spent time in prison are 40 times more likely to experience rough sleeping than those who have not. The data shows that on a single night in October 2025, there were 4,793 rough sleepers in England, with forty-nine per cent of those saying they had been in prison in the past. Click here to read the full press release.

Results: Frontline Workers Survey 2026 - St-Martin-in-the Fields
The research this year has revealed the extent to which frontline workers often do not have the options or resources to support people away from homelessness, despite knowing what needs to happen.
The impact of repeatedly being unable to help people properly affects their own well-being.
Housing shortages and barriers to support are creating gridlock in homelessness services, and the structural challenges that workers must contend with could also be contributing to the poor well-being of the workers themselves.
The key findings from the survey includes:

• More than four in five respondents (85 per cent) reported challenges accessing suitable accommodation for the people they support.

• More than half (52 per cent) said accessing suitable accommodation had become harder over the previous 12 months.

• Almost nine in ten respondents (86 per cent) said finding accommodation within the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rate was difficult or very difficult.

• More than half of the respondents (51 per cent) said their role had an overall negative impact on their well-being, while over a quarter (29 per cent) said they felt at risk of burnout often or always.

• Nearly half (47 per cent) said their pay is unfair and does not cover their housing and living costs.

Click here to read the full report.

Article: "Just one night on the street is someone experiencing trauma" - Change Grow Live
Every single one of Change Grow Live's adult services will come into contact with someone who is homeless or on the edge of homelessness. So how can we identify them sooner? This is a two minute read. 

Blog: Neighbourhood health: will it reach those facing the greatest inequity? - Pathways
The NHS 10 Year Health Plan places neighbourhood health at the centre of the future NHS, with ambitions to shift care from hospital to community, move from sickness to prevention, and reduce health inequalities through more proactive, community-based care. At the Pathway conference one thing was clear: unless neighbourhood health is intentionally designed around those facing the greatest inequity - people in inclusion health groups - it risks reproducing the same inequalities it aims to solve. Click here to read the full blog.

Toolkit - Inclusion Health in Practice: A Co-Produced Toolkit for Commissioners and Providers
Developed with people with lived experience and organisations representing inclusion health groups, with support from DHSC, the UK Health Security Agency and NHS England, this new toolkit offers practical guidance for commissioners and providers across health, housing and social care.

Briefing: Beyond rough sleeping: building a preventative approach to homelessness - LGIU and Centre for Homelessness Impact
Ligia Teixeira, Chief Executive of the Centre for Homelessness Impact, examines what ambitions to end rough sleeping mean for local government, from redesigning systems around prevention to the role of mayoral strategic authorities and the collective action needed to make prevention possible. Click here to read the full briefing. 

Article: If Burnham wants to end rough sleeping by Christmas, he must offer more than a bed - Inside Housing and Centre for Homelessness Impact
In August, exactly a month after pledging to end long-term rough sleeping as his first instruction as prime minister, Andy Burnham put a date on the first test. By Christmas – just over 18 weeks away – everyone sleeping rough should be offered a route off the streets. The government has backed the effort with £442m over three years, including £178m of capital to create settled homes for people who have spent the longest on the streets. The latest figures released in August give a sense of what that promise involves. In June, an estimated 8,748 people were recorded sleeping rough in England, of whom 3,253 were sleeping rough long term – the highest number recorded for this time of year. Click here to read the full article. 

Article: Can the autumn Budget change the economics of homelessness? - Inside Housing and Centre for Homelessness Impact
A Total Place approach to funding could be the key to holistic homelessness prevention, writes Ligia Teixeira, chief executive of the Centre for Homelessness Impact. Click here to read the full article.

Podcast: What makes an effective multi-disciplinary team meeting - Homeless Link
New podcast episode out today on what makes an effective multi-disciplinary team meeting from Homeless Link. In this episode, Joanna Turner, Practice Development Manager speaks to Mark Brown and Mark Joyce and discuss what MDTs are, why they are important, the barriers that can make them challenging, and the practical approaches that can help them work well.
Listen here.

Report: Mortality in people experiencing homelessness: A systematic review and meta-analysis - Centre for Homelessness Impact
Published in the International Journal of Epidemiology (Sept, 2026), this landmark systematic review and meta-analysis provides the clearest global picture yet of the relationship between homelessness and mortality.
Led by researchers at Cardiff University and University College London, the project searched four primary databases through December 2024 and supplemented published findings with unpublished cohort data. In total, the study synthesises 116 studies involving 2,563,633 people with experience of homelessness and 129,292,553 controls. This represents the largest evidence base ever compiled on the issue. Click here to read further information. 

Report: Building on Progress: Essays on the housing crisis and how to solve it - Labour Party Housing Group
The Labour Party Housing Group has collaborated with St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity on this piece urging Ministers to invest in frontline homelessness support workers to deliver the on their mission to end rough sleeping. Click here to read further information. 

Research: Homelessness, spirituality, religion and ethnicity for people from Global Majority backgrounds
A new UK study explores how homelessness, ethnicity, spirituality and religion interact for people from Global Majority backgrounds, described as the first known UK research to look explicitly at these together. Drawing on narrative interviews with six people who had lived in temporary homeless accommodation within the last five years, it identifies themes around racism and discrimination during the homelessness journey, the role of religion and spirituality, and the need for connection and coping. 

Research: What protects the well-being of frontline homelessness workers?
A new open access UK study looks at what predicts professional quality of life among 170 frontline workers in third-sector homelessness organisations. It found that how supported workers feel by their organisation significantly predicted their levels of burnout, secondary traumatic stress and compassion satisfaction, and that self-reflection and insight also predicted compassion satisfaction. The authors point to the value of psychologically informed environments and argue for building workers' psychological needs into homelessness policy and practice, to protect workplace wellbeing. 

Statistics: English Housing Survey 2024 to 2025: private rented sector - pre-Renters’ Rights Act overview
The English Housing Survey (EHS) is a national survey of people’s housing circumstances and the condition and energy efficiency of housing in England. It is one of the longest standing government surveys and was first run in 1967.
This factsheet provides an overview of the private rented sector before the implementation of the Renters’ Rights Act. It covers topics relevant to the new policy, including tenancy security in the private rented sector, eviction practices, notice periods, tenure types, satisfaction with tenure and landlord/agency service, barriers to renting and complaints processes.

Barnabus, Boaz Trust and Coffee4Craig
Yvonne Hope, Barnabus, Ros Holland, Boaz Trust and Risha Lancaster, Coffee4Craig, recently spoke at a Pro Manchester event and shared their insights and highlighted the vital work their organisations do to support people experiencing homelessness. 

Mustard Tree
Jo Walby has been featured on the latest episode of the "We Built This City" podcast. You can listen to the full episode via the We Built This City website

Temporary Accommodation Notification Duty Training - Shared Health Foundation
The Temporary Accommodation Notification Duty (local authorities must notify a child's school, GP, and health visitor when they are placed into temporary accommodation) is now in effect and applies to local authorities across England.

The Shared Health Foundation have generated some training modules to go alongside the guidance for this new statutory duty.

The training provides:

• A clear explanation of the Temporary Accommodation Notification Duty
• Practical guidance on what to do when a notification is received
• Sector‑specific minimum response pathways
• Real‑world examples of good practice
• Downloadable tools and templates to support implementation

This training package is designed to give practitioners the clarity, confidence, and practical steps they need to turn the new duty into meaningful action for children and families.

VCSE Social Media Strategy Webinar - bam
This free webinar, designed for Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs), will introduce core social media principles and provide participants with the building blocks to create their own social media strategy, to support their organisation’s visibility, engagement, and community reach.
Date: 18 November 2026
Time: 12.30pm to 2pm
Location: Online – a link will be shared with registered attendees.
Please note: attendees will need to have existing knowledge of how to post on social media. Click here to register for the webinar. Click here to read further information on this free webinar from bam.

Citizens Advice Manchester -Introduction to Benefits Awareness Sessions
These are face-to-face sessions, with places available on a first-come, first-served basis. They’re open to anyone within your organisation who would benefit from developing their understanding of benefits and the wider support available. Click here to read further information and how to book your place.

Pets and the Renters' Right Act: What Landlords Need to Know
The Renters’ Rights Act has brought significant changes to the private rented sector, including new rules around tenants keeping pets in their homes. Designed to make renting more flexible and tenant-friendly, the reforms will give tenants the right to request permission for a pet, while placing clearer obligations on landlords when considering those requests. Click here to further information from ARAG. 

Digital Inclusion Handbook - support to get online with confidence
Manchester City Council’s Digital Inclusion team has launched a new Digital Inclusion Handbook, bringing together the support and resources available across the city to help people get online with confidence. The handbook is designed for residents and those supporting residents. It includes clear information on:

• Finding low‑cost devices
• Accessing affordable home internet
• Building digital skills
• Staying safe online

The handbook is available in several formats to suit different needs, including:

• An online PDF
• An accessible plain‑text PDF
• A printed copy that residents can take home

Access the online version here. 

Resolve Poverty’s Money Advice Referral Tool (MART) helps exactly with that:  

• Delivering effective crisis support and promoting early intervention to prevent escalation; 
• Responding to individual circumstances with person-centred and trauma-informed approach; 
• Improving financial resilience by empowering individuals with a cash-first approach; 
• Bolstering the local-level support landscape and co-designed by community partners and people with lived experience in your area. 

This cost-effective platform is easy-to-use, hosted and maintained by us to ensure a wide adoption in your locality. It can be used by frontline workers, especially when money guidance isn’t their organisation’s area of expertise, to guide conversations and identify the best services for signposting or referrals, or by individuals for themselves or someone else.

Standard: Consumer Standards Code of Practice - GOV.UK
This standard is to help tenants and landlords understand what is expected under the consumer standards and how landlords might deliver the outcomes of the standards.

Standard: Transparency, Influence and Accountability - GOV.UK
This standard outlines the outcomes landlords must deliver about being open with tenants and treating them with fairness and respect so that tenants can access services, raise complaints, influence decision making and hold their landlord to account.

Standard: Regulatory standards for landlords - GOV.UK
These are regulatory standards set the outcomes that social landlords in England must deliver for tenants by GOV.UK. 

Take part: National study on moral injury among homelessness staff
Researchers at Royal Holloway, University of London are running the first national study into moral injury among frontline workers in UK homelessness services. The study looks at the emotional impact of situations that clash with your values, such as having to evict someone or deliver difficult news, and at how compassion affects staff well-being, to help shape better support in future. It is open to frontline staff and managers, aged 18 and over, working in UK homelessness services. 

For the majority of people living in Manchester they will rely on the private rental sector to ensure they have a roof over their heads. However, for many years it has been under regulated, resulting in widespread abuse of the system and huge uncertainty for people who rely on the system. This has now been changed with the Renters' Rights Act now in place across England and Wales. No-fault evictions are now banned, as are fixed contracts, and new rules are now in place to prevent discrimination against potential tenants. 
To find out how this may affect you, click here. You can call 0161 234 1253.
Click here to visit Shelter's information page on the Renter's Rights Act 2025 changes.

E-bulletins

Boaz Trust - October News 

Manchester Community Central - Community Explorers update

Manchester Community Central - Bulletin - 26 October 2026

GM Moving - Newsletter

Manchester Community Central - Greater Manchester Older Peoples Network

Manchester City Council - Work and Skills e-bulletin - 5 October 19 October

News
28 September 2026 - Social Housing Bill to strengthen homelessness prevention and protect social housing stock - GOV UK

25 October 2026 - Funding set to double for plan to get rough sleepers off streets by Christmas -  BBC News

Here you can find advice, information and support if you are homeless in Manchester. Here is a list of voluntary and community organisations working across the city to help and support people and families experiencing homelessness. You can report a person sleeping rough via Streetlink and connect them with local support services.

Real Change MCR is a fund to help people experiencing homelessness in Manchester pay for practical items that they need to build lives away from the streets. The fund is used by over twenty Manchester homelessness organisations and charities who provide long-term support on the journey to independent living. Acts of kindness and generosity have been shown to have positive effects on both mental and physical health.