Frequently Asked Questions

Walk for Home is a a series of sponsored walks for people around the country to help give families across the UK a warm and safe place to call home.  

No, it’s completely free to sign up. 

The money you raise will bring us closer to a world where everyone’s right to a home is guaranteed. With your help, we’ll reform private renting, demand more social homes, and be there for anyone without a safe place to call home.

Yes. You have to be over 18 to make your own fundraising page and sign up to Walk for Home. If you’re under 18, you do not need to register, but must be accompanied by a registered adult. 

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).

You should receive you hat within 10 working days of raising £20.

We know this is disappointing news as we were looking forward to seeing everyone in London and Bristol this December. Sadly, the event has not attracted the interest we had hoped, and putting on an event such as Walk for Home does come at a cost to Shelter. As a charity, we must ensure that any money you raise is spent in the best way to be able to support people facing poor housing conditions and homelessness. It’s for this reason we’ve had to make the decision to cancel the London and Bristol events.

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!  

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.

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.

Just as many as you like.

No. Your Walk for Home can be as long or short as you like.

You can walk any time in 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. 

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.

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

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.

Please contact JustGiving support where they have lots of helpful information, and you can contact them directly. 

We recommend fundraising through a JustGiving page. Set up your page here.

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.