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Shelter is dedicated to ensuring that everyone has access to a safe and secure home. We provide essential support to individuals facing housing challenges and actively campaign for decent housing for all. In the 2010/11 period, we assisted over 89,000 clients through our extensive network of services, including our free housing advice helpline and specialist services. Our research informs our advocacy, helping us challenge policies that harm vulnerable households. Join us in our mission to increase the supply of affordable housing and give a voice to those in need.
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Impacts and Social Action 13th June 2011 Daniel Lindsay
Vision and Aims Shelter believes everyone should have a home. We help people find and keep a home. We campaign for decent housing for all. • Make sure that people in housing need can access and keep a home. • Drive up the supply of affordable homes in places where people can thrive
Shelter Services • In 2010/11, 89,300 clients received advice and/or support from Shelter’s services in England. • A national network of over 40 advice and support services • Shelter's free housing advice helpline • The CLG-funded National Homelessness Advice Service • Specialist services • Shelter's website
Getting our case heard • The importance of robust research • Challenge Government decisions not based on robust evidence • Highlight the impact on households • Provide a voice for those affected
Shelter and Academia • Engaging with housing experts • Project Advisory Boards • Commissioned independent research • Academic papers and outputs
Shelter and Academia: Examples • Impact of Housing Benefits cuts • An independent assessment • Significant press coverage • Timely research and publication
Shelter and Academia: Taking Stock • Longevity of research findings to inform future work
Challenges • Academic awareness of the policy environment • Our awareness of research programmes • Distilling research findings into clear messages • Clarity on (potential) broader implications
Opportunities • Widening access to academic research • Think pieces to test ideas • Knowledge exchange • Clearer and more transparent commissioning from Charities.