Find me elsewhere, LinkedIn best for work. Campaigner, parent, gardener, dog lover. Director of Social Change @HomelessLink. Views my own.
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⬇️ a fantastic *paid* opportunity for someone with lived experience of homelessness to work for an MP in Parliament
I grew up facing homelessness, was given the chance to work in Parliament and now have the honour to serve as an MP.
Now, I'm launching my own Parliamentary Internship for individuals who are or have been homeless.
Apply below 👇
shorturl.at/WHA2P
Fiona Colley retweeted
Nearly £1bn is set to leave the homeless sector in April. Inaction will put vital services at risk & leading to a surge in homelessness
Our letter, signed by 75 of our members, calls on @RachelReevesMP to act on the cliffedge in the upcoming AutumnBudget
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Fiona Colley retweeted
Annual statutory homelessness data for 23/24 out today:
- Initial assessments up 10.4%
- Households owed a relief duty up 12.3%
- Huge increase in people experiencing homelessness after leaving Home Office accommodation
Our response ⬇️
homeless.org.uk/news/annual-…
Thank you @Keir_Starmer for making new commitments on homelessness and rough sleeping in your conference speech. Looking forward to detail on commitments for veterans, care leavers and victims of domestic abuse who are amongst those most at risk of homelessness.
Fiona Colley retweeted
Great to hear @Keir_Starmer mention care leavers in his speech and set out his commitment to tackle homelessness - 1 in 3 face homelessness within 2 years of leaving care so this is a really welcome step.
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Starmer also says that care leavers and victims of domestic abuse in housing need will also be housed. Does this mean taking them out of temporary accommodation and into permanent housing?
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Starmer says that all veterans in “housing need” will be housed. It’s thought that around 3 per cent of rough sleepers are veterans
Fiona Colley retweeted
Great to be invited by @HomelessLink to attend this discussion with @PaulaBarkerMP, @dsnorthnorth, @emily4MK & sector leaders. There is much for @UKLabour to do to get homelessness & rough sleeping under control and it was positive to hear that the will is there.
We convened a roundtable today with Co-Chair of the homelessness APPG @PaulaBarkerMP & Vice-Chairs @dsnorthnorth & @emily4MK
Conversation touched on the funding cliff edge, the importance of the Government's cross departmental strategy and the vital role of the 3rd sector.
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This week I have been meeting with organisations across the homelessness sector including @HomelessLink @NHyouthcentre @crisis_uk & more, to discuss the scale of the problem we are facing and what needs to be done.
Sadly, the the extent of the situation is immense.
Fiona Colley retweeted
We convened a roundtable today with Co-Chair of the homelessness APPG @PaulaBarkerMP & Vice-Chairs @dsnorthnorth & @emily4MK
Conversation touched on the funding cliff edge, the importance of the Government's cross departmental strategy and the vital role of the 3rd sector.
Fiona Colley retweeted
Join us on Saturday 26 October for a discussion about how we can resolve the housing crisis in London and across the UK, featuring @Semakaleng, @RNBlake, @omidmiri93, @shreyagnanda, @jackypeacockobe, @kieronjwilliams, @FionaMColley
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It’s not quite goodbye, but you’ll find me more often now on Bluesky bsky.app/profile/fionacolley… and LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/fionacolley
Welcome to your new role @rushanaraali - with homelessness and rough sleeping growing rapidly there is lots to do. @HomelessLink and our members look forward to working with you
We're pleased to welcome @rushanaraali to the role of Parliamentary Under Secretary in @mhclg with responsibility for homelessness and rough sleeping
The homelessness sector looks forward to working with you to create a society with a home for everyone
gov.uk/government/people/rus…
Fiona Colley retweeted
"We urgently need to see Government action to better support people trapped in homelessness"
@Rickviews responds to the latest Statutory Homelessness data, declaring England faces a "homelessness epidemic."
homeless.org.uk/news/homeles…
Today’s public spending statement laid out a timeline for a short and medium term spending review. We’ll need to campaign together to protect homelessness funding for next year and secure a better funding model for the future. linkedin.com/posts/fionacoll…
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Our Policy Manager Cat Tottie analyses what we can expect from the new Labour Government when it comes to homelessness and how this aligns with our key policy asks.
homeless.org.uk/news/what-ca…
And great to see new MP and former @homelesslink trustee @dsnorthnorth who’s going to be an amazing champion for ending homelessness in Parliament
Delighted to be in the House of Lords today to hear the new Government agenda laid out. New legislation for renters reform and house building vital to ending homelessness #KingsSpeech
