Resources

The No Homeless Veterans campaign provides information and resources to help local authorities, housing associations and supported housing providers identify and respond to the needs of homeless veterans.

Toolkit – Download free Toolkits and Audit Tools

Produced by Homeless Link, we have a set of downloadable toolkits and audit tools for local authorities, housing associations and supported housing providers. They contain guidance and information on housing veterans, good practice examples and information on organisations for signposting.

There are tailored versions for Scotland, Wales and England. Download here.

Training – Recordings available

In January, we ran three online training sessions for frontline housing staff. Packed with information, practical tips and best practice, they were designed to help staff identify veterans, signpost them to the support they’re entitled to, and meet their housing needs.

Delivered by Homeless Link, there were tailored sessions for Scotland, Wales and England. Recordings are now available.

Recorded webinar – Introduction to the Toolkits

In these introductory webinars, we talked about the No Homeless Veterans campaign – why it’s needed and what it aims to do. And we explained what the toolkits and self-audit tools contain, and how they can help local authorities and housing providers identify and better support homeless veterans. There are tailored webinars for Scotland, Wales and England. Watch the recordings here.

The Armed Forces Covenant is recognition that those who have served the country in the Armed Forces, when returning to civilian life, need to be supported.

Support for veterans is a question of having the right policies in place such as staff training to make sure that veterans are identified if they apply for housing.

Cllr David Morton, Representative for the Armed Forces Community, Hammersmith and Fulham Council

Research

With funding from The Forces in Mind Trust, veterans’ housing charity Stoll, Riverside and the Cobseo Housing Cluster commissioned two-stage research from the University of York on the housing issues veterans face and how best to support them, both during and after their transition to civilian life:

• Meeting the Housing and Support Needs of Single Veterans in Great Britain
  The first stage of the study looked at the nature of housing and support needs among veterans. This 2014 report highlighted areas of the country with the greatest shortfall of affordable homes to rent for veterans.
• Accommodation for Single Veterans: Developing Housing and Support Pathways
  This 2018 report shows how some vulnerable ex-Servicemen and women end up homeless, and addresses how the Veteran sector could better respond to the housing and support needs of single veterans. A Call to Action was also published alongside the report.
• Report: Armed Forces Charities’ Housing Provision
  This report provides a comprehensive account of the housing provision offered by the Armed Forces charity sector, with a foreword from the Co-Chairs of the Cobseo Housing Cluster.
• The Veterans and Families Research Hub
  This is a complete compilation of research on veterans’ housing and other issues faced by former Servicemen and women, funded by the Forces In Mind Trust.
• Veterans’ Homelessness Prevention Pathway
  This report from the Veterans Scotland Housing Group discusses its leading ambitions to Housing in 2040, for homeless veterans.