About us

There are a record 169,000 children In England who are homeless in temporary accommodation right now. When you ask what they want for Christmas, apart from the usual toys and treats, they'll tell you: a flushing toilet. A cooked meal. My own bed. No more arguments. No more damp.

Families will be sleeping on sofas, staying with friends and relatives, without a permanent place to call their own.

Some individuals will even be sleeping in freezing cars, damp tents, or huddled in dirty doorways.

Our message is clear: this is not a home.

With your incredible support through Walk for Home, Shelter can continue to stand with those in need of a safe place to call home. Let's walk together for housing justice and make a real difference!

Where your money goes

For every £1 you raise:

79p is spent directly on helping people through advice, support and campaigning

21p is spent on fundraising

Read about our impact

What we do

Emergency helpline - last year, over 16,000 households received advice from our emergency helpline.

Fighting for social homes - thousands of supporters signed our open letter, calling on the government to build social homes as a long-term solution to the housing emergency.

Face-to-face support - last year, more than 13,000 households came to our local hubs for face-to-face advice and support.

Campaigning against discrimination - Black-led households face the highest rates of homelessness. We're campaigning to end racism in the social housing system.