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Help a family find their way out of homelessness

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Families are at breaking point.

Over 86,000 families face yet another night in damaging temporary accommodation – in overcrowded hostels, cramped bed-and-breakfasts, and other places that are unsafe and unstable.

Many families will spend months or even years in unfit temporary accommodation, with little or no support.

Over half of parents say that living in temporary accommodation has harmed their children's health. For some families, that means children sleeping in damp, mouldy rooms that can make breathing problems worse and affect their wellbeing.

Help us be there when it matters most. When a family reaches a Shelter adviser, they find someone who will listen, support, and fight alongside them for a safer home.

What your donation could do

£35 could fund a webchat, providing expert housing advice.

Donate £35

£50 could fund a call to our emergency helpline.

Donate £50

£100 could help pay for legal advice to help a family keep their home.

Donate £100

Donate today and stand with families facing homelessness.

I chose to support Shelter because the rising cost of housing has made stable living conditions increasingly out of reach for many... I want to be a part of the effort to change this and help create a more fair and liveable housing system for everyone.

— Anonymous donor

How we help

We exist to defend the right to a safe home. We do this by:

  • running a free emergency helpline and online advice for people facing homelessness

  • offering local, in-person housing and legal support through our hubs

  • campaigning nationally to change the broken housing system

Helpline adviser Adam is seen across the office speaking into a headset

Last year:

  • 16,721 households received support from our emergency helpline

  • 13,130 households came to our local hubs in England for support

  • 13,700 households who sought help saw a positive change in their housing situation

'It had taken me over four years to get nowhere. When Shelter took it on, after just a month everything was changed.'

- Belinda

How you fuel the fight for home

We couldn't do this without you. For every £1 you donate:

  • 71p is spent directly on helping people through advice, support and campaigning

  • 29p is spent on fundraising

Pie chart showing that 71% of donations is spent directly on helping people and 29% is spent on fundraising.

Your donation won't be restricted to a single project but will be used wherever it's needed most to help those fighting for their right to a safe home.

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