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Students sleep out under the stars
With World Homeless Day coming up on Thursday 10 October, now is the perfect time to plan Your Big Sleep Out.

Meet LunaLu and Sharon
Meet Miss LunaLu, a member of the Launchpad Walkies! team, and her owner Sharon. A dogs perspective: “A few years ago I was a street

Renters’ Rights Bill
Homelessness and housing have been making headlines again when the Renters’ Rights Bill had its first reading in the House of Commons. You may remember

Ready, steady, cook!
A new communal cookery club at Launchpad 135, our work and life skills centre, is proving a big hit with people, some of whom are

New Government – what now for housing?
Angela Rayner, Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, has pledged to deliver the biggest boost to affordable, social,

Sleeping out at home
Lesley explains why she is taking part in Your Big Sleep Out. “I had signed up to do the Launchpad Big Sleep Out in July

We offer more affordable housing
Eleven people have been housed by Launchpad after two new homes were bought and let to people on the Rent Guarantee Scheme.

What are political parties promising in housing?
What are the parties saying about preventing homelessness, building more social housing and rental reform?

No Big Sleep Out this year
We are very sorry to have to cancel the Big Sleep Out 2024 on Saturday 6 July.
