With homelessness in the UK continuing to rise, and in 2024, over 350,000 people were estimated to have experienced homelessness, up a shocking 14% on the previous year (1), the UK is experiencing a homelessness health emergency. The health system is failing people affected…
In December 2025, the government released their new strategy, A National Plan to End Homelessness, which was informed by the incredible work of Groundswell volunteers in partnership with members from Revolving Doors and Justlife. Working collaboratively with MHCLG, colleagues and peers from the three organisations co-created…
On September 24th, Groundswell launched its new strategy, taking us to 2028. Aligning with our values, the process of designing the strategy, right the way up to its launch event, has been a truly participatory process – it makes us proud of…
Groundswell published our pivotal research, It Comes Before Your Name, explores how lived experience roles can both reduce and amplify the stigmatisation of people who have been homeless. You can read the full report here.
Amnesty and Groundswell launched a new charter, ‘Ending Homelessness Together—Our Voice, Our Rights,’ to ensure policymakers collaborate with individuals with lived experiences of homelessness. Messages calling for health inequity to be recognised as a homelessness issue were also projected on…
Groundswell were Highly Commended in the Charity Awards 2024 in the Healthcare and Medical Research category for #HealthNow. We were also Highly Commended in the Homeless Link 2024 Excellent Awards in the Excellent Support category for Homeless Health Peer Advocacy.
#HealthNow was a UK wide campaign, working towards an inclusive health system where everyone has access to the healthcare they need, ultimately moving people out of homelessness. #HealthNow was funded by a National Lottery Community Fund partnerships grant of more…
For Red Nose Day 2023 with Comic Relief, Prince William featured in an appeal film with Miles and Nawshin, two volunteer reporters from Groundswell. In the full podcast episode, Prince William talks about how grateful he is to have been…
In 2021, NICE (the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) were creating a new guideline: ‘Integrated health and social care for people experiencing homelessness’. The aim was to improve access to and engagement with health and social care for…
In October 2021 Groundswell took our insight to the bright lights of a cinema screen (and over 2,000 computer screens nationwide). Clarissa came to life, a fictional film created in collaboration people who have experience of homelessness.
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