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Rick Henderson

Rick Henderson

Chief executive
Homeless Link

Biography

Rick Henderson is CEO of Homeless Link the national membership body for the homelessness sector in England with over 800 members. Prior to joining Homeless Link in 2012 he was CEO of Action for Advocacy. Rick is a member of the government’s Rough Sleeping Advisory Board and is an active member of Feantsa the European Homelessness network.

Recent Articles

Labour must reform our broken immigration and asylum system to help prevent further riots

Labour must reform our broken immigration and asylum system to help prevent further riots

We cannot stop the violence without a fundamental shift in the government’s approach to immigration, says Rick Henderson, chief executive of Homeless Link
Will the cost of living crisis scupper the government’s goal of ending rough sleeping?

Will the cost of living crisis scupper the government’s goal of ending rough sleeping?

The rising cost of living puts the government’s target to end homelessness in England by 2024 into doubt, says Rick Henderson
‘Any short-term success in tackling homelessness won’t be sustained unless we act on the reasons why so many people needed hotels in the first place’

‘Any short-term success in tackling homelessness won’t be sustained unless we act on the reasons why so many people needed hotels in the first place’

The media is buzzing with stories hailing the end of rough sleeping but urgent action is  needed to help local areas plan and pay for the next phase and avoid a potentially catastrophic cliff-edge once sites begin to close, writes Rick Henderson