It campaigns for policy changes that aim to end homelessness and provides its members with training, consultancy, and specialised software.
[4] Jenny Edwards was appointed Chief Executive of Homeless Link in 2004 with Rick Henderson taking over in July 2012 and remaining in this position since.
[5][6] Jamie Burton KC was appointed as the new Chair of the organisation in January 2025, taking over from Anne McLaughlin who had served a full three-year term.
[10] The organisation receives funding from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to support local authorities in England in undertaking estimations of the number of rough sleepers on a typical night between 1 October and 30 November each year.
The stated aim of the initiative is to provide funding across a five-year period to support the delivery of an action plan to reduce homelessness in six locations: Lambeth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Newport, Northern Ireland, Aberdeen, and Sheffield.