Frequently Asked Questions

Walk for Home’s a sponsored walk for people around the country who are fighting for a fairer housing system. Get together with your friends, decide a distance (3km, 5km or 10km) and choose a route.

Around the country, people will be walking on 10 December. But you can walk any time from 6–12 December – whatever works for you.

Yes. Walk for Home is open to everyone. You can cover your chosen distance in whichever way you're able, and adapt the challenge to suit your needs. Local councils can provide information about accessible walks in their areas, and there are also dedicated websites where you can search the routes.

When it comes to setting up your walk, we’ll support you every step of the way – from rallying your fellow walkers to raising money for the event.

So, get your friends, family, colleagues (and even the dog) together, and get walking!

Nope. It’s completely free to sign up.

The money you raise will fuel the fight for home. With your help, we’ll reform private renting, demand more social homes, and be there for anyone fighting housing injustice.

Yes. You have to be over 16 to make your own fundraising page and sign up to Walk for Home. If you’re under 16 and would like to take part, thank you. For now, you’ll have to do it with an adult.

We're sorry to hear that you’re not able to do Walk from Home anymore. But don’t worry: simply let us know by email at walkforhome@shelter.org.uk – and remember to disable your fundraising page in your page settings.

To protect yourself and everyone on your walk, we recommend staying up-to-date with the government’s latest coronavirus guidelines at: gov.uk/coronavirus (for England) and gov.scot/coronavirus-covid-19 (for Scotland).

There, you’ll find all the info you need about how many people you can walk with – and how to social distance while you’re on the go.

You should have received a confirmation email when you signed up – and if you haven’t, please check your junk mail.

If you still aren’t having any luck, please email walkforhome@shelter.org.uk and we’ll get it sorted.

After you’ve signed up, you'll be given the option to create a team. Simply click the red 'Create a team' button and follow the steps provided.

After you've signed up, you'll be presented with the option to join a team. Simply click the red 'Join a team' button and follow the steps provided.

Of course. If you’d prefer to go solo, that’s absolutely fine with us.

Once you’ve signed up, download your Walker Guide. It’ll tell you everything you need to know, from choosing a route to spreading the word about your walk.

Our events team is also here to answer any questions you might have. You can call them on: 0344 515 1190 or email: walkforhome@shelter.org.uk.

We’ll also be sending you regular emails with plenty of tips to help you along the way.

The Walk for Home Facebook group is a community that loves walking and shares a passion to end housing injustice. It’s a great place to connect and share ideas.

That’s also where we’ll post helpful hints and information to keep you inspired, up-to-speed and ready for walk day.

It’s completely up to you. You can walk anywhere from mountains to coastlines, from the open countryside to the city pavements.

Just as many as you like.

No. You can walk 3km, 5km or 10km. Your Walk for Home can be as long or short as you like.

The big day for Walk for Home is 10 December, but you can walk any time from 6–12 December.

No. Enjoy the sunrise or the stars, you can walk at whatever time you like.

You can download a free Walker Guide. It’ll tell you everything you need to know about Walk for Home. 

Once you’ve started fundraising, we’ll send you a hat you can wear on your walk. 

You can also download a range of fundraising tools – from posters to social posts – so you can tell the world about your walk.

There’s no Walk for Home merchandise for sale, but once you raise £20 we’ll be sending you a Walk for Home hat and this will arrive with you by December 10th. The UK's current supply chain issues stem from global shortages of materials, staff shortages and transport delays. Unfortunately, this has impacted the supply of our bobble hats and we aim to have these with you as soon as possible by December 10th. We hope you can understand.

We recommend fundraising through your JustGiving page, which is automatically created when you register.

For more info and more ideas on how to spread the word, please check out the downloadable Walker Guide.

If you get a cash donation, you’ll have to pay in the amount you’ve received to your online fundraising page.

Alternatively, you can send us a cheque or make a bank transfer by emailing: walkforhome@shelter.org.uk. We’ll provide you with all the info you need from there.

We’re encouraging all walkers to raise a minimum of £80. But aim high: you'll be amazed at what you can achieve.

We’re here to support you with your fundraising as much as we can, so please do get in touch at: walkforhome@shelter.org.uk.

No: unfortunately, Gift Aid doesn’t count. However, please encourage your donors to include Gift Aid in their donations – because it’s a fantastic way to help us raise extra funds, and be there for more people who are struggling with their housing.

The money you raise will go to the areas of our work that need it the most. This allows us to be efficient with your donations – reaching the people who urgently need us.

We recommend using JustGiving as it’s really efficient and easy-to-use and a fundraising page will be automatically created for you once you have registered. 

However, if you’d like to use something else, please let us know by emailing: walkforhome@shelter.org.uk. Thank you!

Great. We’ve got lots of advice for businesses – from corporate fundraising tools that may you might not know about, such as matched giving, to tips on how to get your colleagues psyched up for the big day. To find out more, please email: walkforhome@shelter.org.uk

Please email walkforhome@shelter.org.uk – and we’ll be more than happy to help.