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Over 84,000 families face yet another night in damaging temporary accommodation.

Families are at breaking point

  • many will spend months – even years – in unfit temporary accommodation, with little or no support

  • parents fear for their children's health – and their fears are justified

  • over half of parents say that living in temporary accommodation has harmed their children's health

Every 12 minutes, a family will lose their home. It doesn't have to be this way.

Your donation could 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 for them and their children.

Your donation today could:

  • answer an emergency call from a family facing the fear and uncertainty of homelessness

  • connect a parent to someone who will provide support now, and in the tough times ahead

  • help a family challenge unsafe housing and navigate a system stacked against them – so they can fight for a better home for their children

Home is more than walls and a roof. It's the heart of everyday life. Your support keeps that heart beating.

Your support today could mean another family gets the support they need, when they need it the most

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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

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

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'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

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.