Good practice

Shelter offers a number of resources to help organisations develop and maintain good practice around housing and homelessness strategies. These include guides, reports and educational materials.

Neighbourhood watch

Neighbourhood watch

Study exploring how the needs of residents have been factored into development plans for the Thames Gateway, with good practice recommendation methods for other regions. Read more 

Price: £12.5 (excluding VAT)

New directions volume 2

New directions volume 2

Featuring projects whose innovative work is increasing the number of socially excluded adults in settled accommodation. Read more 

Price: £10 (excluding VAT)

Working with housed Gypsies and Travellers

Working with housed Gypsies and Travellers

Guide based on extensive consultations with Gypsies and Travellers around the country, providing guidance and good practice examples. Read more 

Price: £10 (excluding VAT)

Time to change: short-sentence prisoners

Time to change: short-sentence prisoners

This report examines the unique challenges of providing housing requirements for short-sentence prisoners. Read more 

Price: £7.5 (excluding VAT)

Safe and well?

Safe and well?

'Safe and well?' highlights good practice in working with looked-after young people who run away. Read more 

Price: £12.5 (excluding VAT)

Peer education

Peer education

Document providing a structure for setting up a peer education programme on housing and homelessness. Read more 

Price: £7.5 (excluding VAT)

Supporting 16 and 17 year olds making homelessness applications

Supporting 16 and 17 year olds making homelessness applications

This guide will help professionals make effective homeless applications, and challenge decisions where necessary. Read more 

Price: £12.5 (excluding VAT)

Housing and support for older people

Housing and support for older people

Essential reading for organisations that provide services and care to older people - including housing departments, social services, NHS staff, housing associations, and independent advice agencies. Read more 

Price: £12.5 (excluding VAT)

New directions in street homelessness

New directions in street homelessness

Report on the work of agencies that are seeking to provide radical and innovative methods of reducing street homelessness. Read more 

Price: £6.25 (excluding VAT)

Back on track

Back on track

Good practice guide providing information on trail-blazing projects dealing with antisocial behaviour around the UK. Read more 

Price: £12.5 (excluding VAT)