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Sefton Supported Housing Group (SSHG) is a consortium of five organisations that have joined forces to tackle homelessness in the borough.
Bosco Society Ltd, Venus, Excel Housing, Light for Life and New Start have the contract from Sefton Council to deliver supported housing to homeless people in Sefton.
You can find about more about the work the consortium will be doing, and the member organisations involved, on the other pages of this website.
Hundreds Of Veterans Face Homelessness As Future Of Support Scheme Uncertain
/in News /by Jamie LeemingKeir Starmer promised to ‘house all veterans in housing need’. But Big Issue has learned their support is at risk. Leaders of veterans’ charities providing housing funded by Op FORTITUDE, which has helped more than 1,000 veterans avoid homelessness, say they do not know if they will receive cash for the accommodation beyond March and […]
Rough Sleeping Hub To Reopen As Liverpool’s Housing Crisis Continues
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe building in the city centre will help up 30 people without shelter per night, reports the Liverpool Echo. As the number of people experiencing homelessness in Liverpool continues to increase, a support hub is preparing to reopen for winter. Since January last year, in partnership with Liverpool Council, the Whitechapel Centre has operated a […]
How Many Children In Merseyside Are Homeless?
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA record number of children are stuck in hotels and B&Bs, reports the Liverpool Echo. Enough children are now homeless and living in temporary accommodation in England to fill a city the size of Oxford, according to “shameful” new figures. In Liverpool alone, 1,327 homeless children are currently in temporary accommodation. Government statutory homelessness figures show […]
Bootle Families ‘Effectively Made Homeless’ By Floods
/in News /by Jamie LeemingOne year on from the floods that forced Bootle residents out of their homes, the Liverpool ECHO visited the street to speak to the people affected and examine the impact on the community. “It was like living in Beirut!” says Linda Crilly, 70, as she tries to describe the aftermath of the Bulwer Street flood […]