Housing & Homelessness Health & Wellbeing 2025
Groundswell

Groundswell Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25

Groundswell is a London-based homeless health charity that places lived experience at the heart of everything it does. In 2024-25, its Homeless Health Peer Advocacy team supported 540 clients through 3,688 health appointments, helping people experiencing homelessness access the healthcare they deserve. Through peer research, advocacy and partnerships, Groundswell campaigns for systemic change to tackle the health inequalities faced by homeless people.

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540 clients experiencing homelessness supported through 3,688 one-to-one health appointments in 2024-25 Key Metric 1
Peer researchers with lived experience of homelessness at the core of all research, advocacy and service delivery Key Metric 2
Highly Commended at Charity Awards 2024 for #HealthNow and at Homeless Link Excellent Awards for peer advocacy Key Metric 3
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Homeless Health Peer Advocacy (HHPA) service; peer-led research into homeless health inequalities; #HealthNow programme in partnership with Crisis and Shelter; policy influencing and campaigning; volunteer progression programme; peer researcher training

📊Key Metrics

540 clients experiencing homelessness supported through 3,688 one-to-one health appointments in 2024-25 Key Metric 1
Peer researchers with lived experience of homelessness at the core of all research, advocacy and service delivery Key Metric 2
Highly Commended at Charity Awards 2024 for #HealthNow and at Homeless Link Excellent Awards for peer advocacy Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • People experiencing homelessness supported to access healthcare they are entitled to, including GP registration and specialist appointments
  • Over 90% of #HealthNow participants reported improvements to their health; over 80% felt more confident having conversations about health
  • 19 people with lived experience of homelessness trained as peer researchers, supporting systemic change through evidence they helped create

📍Geography

London

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