{"id":268,"date":"2018-11-26T12:45:27","date_gmt":"2018-11-26T12:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.learning.northumbria.ac.uk\/dev\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T13:13:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T13:13:08","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hosting2.northumbria.ac.uk\/ukhp\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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A multi-agency national network<\/div>\n

Supporting people affected by hoarding disorder<\/span><\/h1>\n

We bring together professionals, academics, and people with lived experience to improve understanding, support, and outcomes for those affected by hoarding disorder across the UK.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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I hoard or think I might<\/div>\n
Get help & self-assessment tools →<\/span><\/div>\n
Find support services, local resources, and practical guidance<\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n
I’m a professional<\/div>\n
Resources, guidelines & UK initiatives →<\/span><\/div>\n
Housing, social care, NHS and emergency services<\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n
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Publications, networks & collaboration →<\/span><\/div>\n
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Understanding hoarding disorder<\/div>

What is hoarding disorder?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Hoarding Disorder is a recognised mental health condition affecting around 5% of the population.<\/p>

It involves the excessive accumulation of possessions and difficulty discarding them, to the extent that living spaces become severely cluttered.<\/p>

Hoarding behaviours often begin in childhood and can be associated with experiences of trauma, grief, and neurodivergent conditions such as Autism or ADHD. It is not a lifestyle choice<\/strong>, and it is not due to laziness.<\/p>

People who hoard can feel deeply embarrassed and isolated. The UKHP takes a non-judgmental, trauma-informed approach in all of its work.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Recognised diagnosis<\/h3>

Hoarding Disorder is classified in both the DSM-5 and ICD-11 as a distinct mental health condition \u2014 not a subtype of OCD.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Parliamentary recognition<\/h3>

In October 2025, hoarding disorder was discussed on the floor of the House of Commons for the first time, following an open letter from the UK Hoarding Partnership to MPs.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Multi-agency response needed<\/h3>

Effective support involves housing, NHS, social care, emergency services, and third-sector organisations working together \u2014 exactly what the UKHP facilitates.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Our reach<\/div>\n

The partnership in numbers<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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5%<\/div>
of the UK population affected by hoarding disorder<\/div><\/div>\n
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North East Hoarding Partnership established<\/div><\/div>\n
2024<\/div>
UK Hoarding Partnership formed nationally<\/div><\/div>\n
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Latest from the partnership<\/div>\n

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UK Government Release Hoarding Fire Safety Checklist\u200b<\/a><\/h2><\/header>
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We are pleased to share the launch of a new Hoarding Fire Safety Checklist, developed...<\/p>Read More \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>

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Bea Elton in the Guardian: cleaning, mental health and the homes people cannot face<\/a><\/h2><\/header>
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Kim, 53, calls it "the stuff under the stuff": the trauma layered beneath a hoard....<\/p>Read More \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>

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Visit to Westminster<\/p><\/a><\/h2><\/header>
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Members of the UKHP Steering Group attended a meeting in Westminster at the invitation of...<\/p>Read More \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>

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