Single Homeless Project

Single Homeless Project Working to prevent homelessness and help Londoners to transform their lives. Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity.

Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life. We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a differen

ce to 10,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs. Our Values

Clients hold the key - as an organisation founded by homeless people, we believe in the fundamental right of every individual to take control of their lives. Tailoring support to their needs and aspirations, we work with people to build their capacity for self-determination, so that they can shape their own futures. Going the extra mile - we go the extra mile for the people we work with, many of whom have multiple and complex needs for which there are no quick and easy fixes. We keep working with people no matter how challenging it may be, and we donโ€™t give up on them. People, not problems - we see our clients as people, not problems. As well as offering practical support, we believe itโ€™s essential to give people the opportunity to discover a sense of purpose, to grow in confidence, express themselves and build meaningful relationships. A voice for change - we are committed to tackling the underlying causes of homelessness and social exclusion, and we will use what we learn to make the case for prevention and systemic change. We are also passionate about promoting the voices of homeless and vulnerable people, whose stories often go unheard. Supporting staff - we maintain a culture in which staff are respected, supported, and listened to. We value the contribution of all staff and we are a diverse organisation that pulls together, in a spirit of mutual trust and co-operation. We encourage creativity and new ideas, prizing innovation as a means of achieving our mission. Honest and open - we are honest and open in our dealings with clients, staff, partners, supporters and other stakeholders. We will do what we say we will do, and we will strive to communicate proactively and transparently.

โ€œ๐™„ ๐™๐™–๐™™ ๐™ฃ๐™ค ๐™จ๐™ช๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ. ๐™‰๐™ค ๐™›๐™–๐™ข๐™ž๐™ก๐™ฎ, ๐™ฃ๐™ค ๐™›๐™ง๐™ž๐™š๐™ฃ๐™™๐™จ.โ€ ๐Ÿ˜žFor a long time, that was how Alice preferred things. After years of trauma ...
01/09/2026

โ€œ๐™„ ๐™๐™–๐™™ ๐™ฃ๐™ค ๐™จ๐™ช๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ. ๐™‰๐™ค ๐™›๐™–๐™ข๐™ž๐™ก๐™ฎ, ๐™ฃ๐™ค ๐™›๐™ง๐™ž๐™š๐™ฃ๐™™๐™จ.โ€ ๐Ÿ˜ž

For a long time, that was how Alice preferred things. After years of trauma and homelessness, keeping people at a distance felt safer than risking being hurt again.

Today, things look very different. Her weeks are spent playing tennis, badminton and table tennis with our Sports programme, alongside the friends sheโ€™s made through it. ๐ŸŽพ

โ€œI feel like Iโ€™m part of something. I feel wanted. Iโ€™ve never felt like that with my family or friends before.โ€ โค๏ธ

Read Aliceโ€™s powerful story today ๐Ÿ‘‡https://loom.ly/UxeQ4k4

Our Achieving Potential programme set out to help people move beyond homelessness by opening doors to education, trainin...
26/08/2026

Our Achieving Potential programme set out to help people move beyond homelessness by opening doors to education, training, employment and new opportunities. โœจ

We offer a range of activities, from creative pursuits such as art, drama, and music to sports, cooking, and trips, as well as psychological support - with the ultimate goal of supporting people into employment and independence.

The programme continues to grow and evolve, shaped not just by our staff, but by the Londoners we support.

Having been there from the very beginning, our Head of Achieving Potential, Joe Mitchell, reflects on what managing the programme have taught him. ๐Ÿ‘‡

177,530 children in England are now living in temporary accommodation. ๐ŸจThatโ€™s up 5% in just one year. The 18th quarterl...
26/08/2026

177,530 children in England are now living in temporary accommodation. ๐Ÿจ

Thatโ€™s up 5% in just one year. The 18th quarterly increase in a row - over four years where the numbers have gone up. Let that sink in....

Behind every statistic is a child growing up without the security of a permanent home. A family living out of bags. Parents wondering when theyโ€™ll finally get the keys to somewhere they can call their own.

No child should be raised in a hostel room. And no family should spend years waiting for a front door of their own. ๐Ÿ 

Thatโ€™s why the Governmentโ€™s commitment to build more social and council homes matters.

Here in London, up to ยฃ11.7 billion of Government funding will support new social and affordable homes over the next decade, with at least 60% of homes expected to be for social rent.

That investment is hugely welcome. Now it must translate into the safe, secure homes Londonโ€™s families desperately need.

We cannot accept temporary accommodation as a childhood. โŒ



๐˜๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜บ.

James moved through seven foster homes before finding stability. At 19, he had to take another big step: leaving care an...
23/08/2026

James moved through seven foster homes before finding stability. At 19, he had to take another big step: leaving care and starting life on his own.

Thatโ€™s when he found Single Homeless Project.

With a safe place to live and a team in his corner, James built his independence, found a creative outlet through our SoundHouse music project, and got support through some incredibly tough moments with his mental health.

Today, James has his own home, is in his second year of a music production degree and has a job he loves. ๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿก

We believe every young person deserves the chance to build a future theyโ€™re excited about. Sometimes, they just need someone there to remind them: youโ€™ve got this.

Weโ€™re so proud of how far James has come - and we canโ€™t wait to see what his next chapter brings. ๐Ÿ’›

Everyone deserves a place to call home and the opportunity to thrive.Last year, we helped make that possible for more th...
22/08/2026

Everyone deserves a place to call home and the opportunity to thrive.

Last year, we helped make that possible for more than 10,000 Londoners. ๐Ÿ’›

The Renters' Rights Act is now in force, bringing the biggest changes to renting in decades. ๐ŸคIf you're renting, here's ...
21/08/2026

The Renters' Rights Act is now in force, bringing the biggest changes to renting in decades. ๐Ÿค

If you're renting, here's what the new rules mean for you!

Some choices should never have to be made.  For Martin, it was a choice between a roof over his head and his best friend...
20/08/2026

Some choices should never have to be made.

For Martin, it was a choice between a roof over his head and his best friend, Co-zee. ๐Ÿ˜”

He chose Co-zee. That decision meant spending more than two years sleeping rough.

No one should ever be in that position. That's why we offer pet-friendly accommodation, helping people and their pets stay together as they rebuild their lives. ๐Ÿ’š

๐—” ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐˜€๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.We warmly welcome the Governmentโ€™s new measures to tack...
19/08/2026

๐—” ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐˜€๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.

We warmly welcome the Governmentโ€™s new measures to tackle rough sleeping, particularly the ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—บ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ.

It is unprecedented that the official announcement explicitly acknowledges the undercounting of women experiencing rough sleeping, alongside the need for local authorities to provide safe and accessible accommodation and support for women.

This is a hugely encouraging step forward. Womenโ€™s rough sleeping is too often hidden, and their experiences cannot be separated from violence against women and girls. Weโ€™re pleased to see the Government recognising these links and committing to address them in forthcoming guidance.

We spoke to the Mirror about the new measures, what they could mean for women experiencing rough sleeping, and what needs to happen next to ensure โ€˜everyone inโ€™ really means everyone.

โ€œ๐™๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™– ๐™๐™ช๐™œ๐™š ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ฅ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ง๐™™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ช๐™œ๐™ ๐™จ๐™ก๐™š๐™š๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š, ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ก๐™ช๐™™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ค๐™ช๐™จ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™๐™จ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™€๐™ฃ๐™œ...
19/08/2026

โ€œ๐™๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™– ๐™๐™ช๐™œ๐™š ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ฅ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ง๐™™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ช๐™œ๐™ ๐™จ๐™ก๐™š๐™š๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š, ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ก๐™ช๐™™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ค๐™ช๐™จ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™๐™จ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™€๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™ก๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฌ๐™๐™ค๐™จ๐™š ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ช๐™œ๐™ ๐™จ๐™ก๐™š๐™š๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™๐™–๐™จ ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™š๐™ซ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ช๐™จ๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™—๐™š๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™ค๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™ก๐™ค๐™ค๐™ ๐™š๐™™ ๐™—๐™ฎ ๐™จ๐™ช๐™˜๐™˜๐™š๐™จ๐™จ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š ๐™œ๐™ค๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฃ๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™จ.โ€

For too long, womenโ€™s rough sleeping has been hidden and underestimated. Todayโ€™s announcement marks an important shift, recognising the realities women face and helping ensure that efforts to end rough sleeping donโ€™t leave women behind.

Our Chief Executive Liz Rutherfoord responds to todayโ€™s announcement from the Prime Minister.

Read our full response on our website.

This is a ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ and significant statement of intent from the new Prime Minister.For the last decade, we have seen the num...
19/08/2026

This is a ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ and significant statement of intent from the new Prime Minister.

For the last decade, we have seen the number of people pushed into homelessness and rough sleeping greatly increase, without the urgent and sustained action needed to change course.

Todayโ€™s announcement feels like a pivotal moment: a clear acknowledgement from the highest level of Government that rough sleeping should not be inevitable. We can and must end it.

And we know that it can be done. ๐‘ฌ๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’š๐’๐’๐’† ๐‘ฐ๐’, the Governmentโ€™s emergency response during the pandemic, showed that when we decide rough sleeping is unacceptable, and put the right resources and support in place, we can help thousands of people off the streets.

This measure alone wonโ€™t solve homelessness. But sleeping rough is dangerous at any time of year, and during the coldest and darkest months of winter, those dangers become even greater. The commitment to offer everyone sleeping rough a route off the streets by Christmas is one we wholeheartedly welcome.

Crucially, we also welcome the investment in longer-term housing and wraparound support. Helping someone off the street is only the beginning. People need a safe and secure place to call home, alongside the support they need to rebuild their lives and avoid being pushed back into homelessness.

Homelessness is a national scandal. It is not inevitable, and it affects us all.

This is an important step forward. Now to see this ambition translated into lasting action โ€“ not only getting people off the streets this winter, but preventing homelessness and ending rough sleeping for good.

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