Find me elsewhere, LinkedIn best for work. Campaigner, parent, gardener, dog lover. Director of Social Change @HomelessLink. Views my own.
Joined October 2008
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21 Jan 2025
I’m done here.
I’m pretty much everywhere else you can think of.
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9 Oct 2024
⬇️ a fantastic *paid* opportunity for someone with lived experience of homelessness to work for an MP in Parliament
9 Oct 2024
I grew up facing homelessness, was given the chance to work in Parliament and now have the honour to serve as an MP.
Now, I'm launching my own Parliamentary Internship for individuals who are or have been homeless.
Apply below 👇
shorturl.at/WHA2P
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Fiona Colley retweeted
9 Oct 2024
Nearly £1bn is set to leave the homeless sector in April. Inaction will put vital services at risk & leading to a surge in homelessness
Our letter, signed by 75 of our members, calls on @RachelReevesMP to act on the cliffedge in the upcoming AutumnBudget
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Fiona Colley retweeted
3 Oct 2024
Annual statutory homelessness data for 23/24 out today:
- Initial assessments up 10.4%
- Households owed a relief duty up 12.3%
- Huge increase in people experiencing homelessness after leaving Home Office accommodation
Our response ⬇️
homeless.org.uk/news/annual-…
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24 Sep 2024
Thank you @Keir_Starmer for making new commitments on homelessness and rough sleeping in your conference speech. Looking forward to detail on commitments for veterans, care leavers and victims of domestic abuse who are amongst those most at risk of homelessness.
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24 Sep 2024
I hope to see this backed up on 30 Oct by maintaining funding homelessness services next year, followed by full cross government spending review to ensure future funding models support the promised mission approach and cross government strategy to end homelessness.
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Fiona Colley retweeted
24 Sep 2024
Great to hear @Keir_Starmer mention care leavers in his speech and set out his commitment to tackle homelessness - 1 in 3 face homelessness within 2 years of leaving care so this is a really welcome step.
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Fiona Colley retweeted
24 Sep 2024
Starmer also says that care leavers and victims of domestic abuse in housing need will also be housed. Does this mean taking them out of temporary accommodation and into permanent housing?
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Fiona Colley retweeted
24 Sep 2024
Starmer says that all veterans in “housing need” will be housed. It’s thought that around 3 per cent of rough sleepers are veterans
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Fiona Colley retweeted
24 Sep 2024
Great to be invited by @HomelessLink to attend this discussion with @PaulaBarkerMP, @dsnorthnorth, @emily4MK & sector leaders. There is much for @UKLabour to do to get homelessness & rough sleeping under control and it was positive to hear that the will is there.
23 Sep 2024
We convened a roundtable today with Co-Chair of the homelessness APPG @PaulaBarkerMP & Vice-Chairs @dsnorthnorth & @emily4MK
Conversation touched on the funding cliff edge, the importance of the Government's cross departmental strategy and the vital role of the 3rd sector.
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24 Sep 2024
RT @PaulaBarkerMP: This week I have been meeting with organisations across the homelessness sector including @HomelessLink @NHyouthcentre @…
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Fiona Colley retweeted
23 Sep 2024
We convened a roundtable today with Co-Chair of the homelessness APPG @PaulaBarkerMP & Vice-Chairs @dsnorthnorth & @emily4MK
Conversation touched on the funding cliff edge, the importance of the Government's cross departmental strategy and the vital role of the 3rd sector.
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Fiona Colley retweeted
4 Sep 2024
Join us on Saturday 26 October for a discussion about how we can resolve the housing crisis in London and across the UK, featuring @Semakaleng, @RNBlake, @omidmiri93, @shreyagnanda, @jackypeacockobe, @kieronjwilliams, @FionaMColley
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17 Aug 2024
It’s not quite goodbye, but you’ll find me more often now on Bluesky bsky.app/profile/fionacolley… and LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/fionacolley
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16 Aug 2024
Welcome to your new role @rushanaraali - with homelessness and rough sleeping growing rapidly there is lots to do. @HomelessLink and our members look forward to working with you
16 Aug 2024
We're pleased to welcome @rushanaraali to the role of Parliamentary Under Secretary in @mhclg with responsibility for homelessness and rough sleeping
The homelessness sector looks forward to working with you to create a society with a home for everyone
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Fiona Colley retweeted
8 Aug 2024
"We urgently need to see Government action to better support people trapped in homelessness"
@Rickviews responds to the latest Statutory Homelessness data, declaring England faces a "homelessness epidemic."
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29 Jul 2024
Today’s public spending statement laid out a timeline for a short and medium term spending review. We’ll need to campaign together to protect homelessness funding for next year and secure a better funding model for the future. linkedin.com/posts/fionacoll…
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Fiona Colley retweeted
22 Jul 2024
Our Policy Manager Cat Tottie analyses what we can expect from the new Labour Government when it comes to homelessness and how this aligns with our key policy asks.
homeless.org.uk/news/what-ca…
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17 Jul 2024
And great to see new MP and former @homelesslink trustee @dsnorthnorth who’s going to be an amazing champion for ending homelessness in Parliament
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17 Jul 2024
Delighted to be in the House of Lords today to hear the new Government agenda laid out. New legislation for renters reform and house building vital to ending homelessness #KingsSpeech
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