Author: Caleb
When Homelessness Leads to Loss: Women, Child Removal and the Need for Change
For many women, homelessness and child removal are deeply connected. Drawing on insights from frontline professionals, this blog examines the trauma of separation, the risk of repeat removals, and the urgent need for earlier, housing-led intervention.
Not All Homelessness Is Visible: Women’s Homelessness and the Hidden Crisis Facing Women in the UK
Women’s homelessness is often hidden from official figures. Learn why women are overlooked, how systems fail them, and what must change this International Women’s Day.
Behind the Christmas Appeal Stories: The Support Workers Changing People’s Lives
Meet the frontline support workers behind our Christmas Appeal, and discover why sustained, person-centred support is essential to helping people move out of homelessness.
Personal Grants: How Direct Cash Transfers Are Helping People Rebuild Their Lives
St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity is funding a UK-first trial giving people experiencing homelessness direct cash, letting them choose how to use it to secure a home and move forward.
Big Issue: Labour’s homelessness strategy is a good start. It will take the right leadership to have an impact
The new homelessness strategy was published last week. Our CEO, Duncan Shrubsole, wrote his views on it in the Big Issue, exploring what the strategy gets right, and where more can be done
Inside Housing: Will homelessness services feel the new strategy’s effect on the frontline?
New commitments to prevent people becoming homeless are welcome, but what matters is sustained leadership and resources to ensure it actually happens on the ground, writes Duncan Shrubsole, chief executive of St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity
A Century of Hope: The History of the BBC Radio 4 Christmas Appeal with St Martin’s
Discover how the BBC Radio 4 Christmas Appeal with St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity began more than 100 years ago - and how your support continues to help people across the UK find a safe place to call home.
Support for Care-Experienced Young People Facing Homelessness: What Works?
Care-experienced young people are at greater risk of homelessness. Learn why, explore the barriers they face, and discover how organisations are stepping in to support them.
St Martin’s Charity Joins Sector Call for Urgent Action on Local Housing Allowance
The Local Housing Allowance (LHA) determines the maximum amount of housing benefit people can claim to help cover rent in the private rented sector. It is designed to make renting more affordable for families and individuals on low incomes across the UK, ensuring that people claiming benefits can access suitable housing. Years of freezes to…
Listening to the Frontline: Our CEO on What Needs to Change
Our CEO, Duncan Shrubsole, reflects on what frontline workers are telling us, and why turning their insights into action is key to ending homelessness.