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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.
Police Force Hands Out Sleep Pods For Homeless
/in News /by Jamie LeemingSome Neighbourhood Policing teams in the North East are carrying emergency shelters, known as Sleep Pods, to help the homeless, reports the BBC. Durham Constabulary has been given 100 Sleep Pods to provide temporary shelter to people sleeping rough and helping protect them from the elements. Officers can distribute the pods to vulnerable people they […]
Access Denied: Why Is Treatment Still So Hard To Reach For People Experiencing Homelessness?
/in News /by Jamie LeemingFor people experiencing homelessness, accessing substance use treatment is rarely straightforward, writes Chris Annison at Phoenix Futures. Fragmented systems, strict criteria and the limitations of borough-based boundaries often leave people excluded before they have even had a chance to engage. At Phoenix Futures, our Regional Homeless Engagement with Substance Use Treatment (RhEST) service works to […]
Homes For Rough Sleepers: Andy Burnham Backs Housing First
/in News /by Jamie LeemingGreater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has previously called for ‘change’ in the Labour party. What does he want that change to look like? The Big Issue speculates. Andy Burnham might have found a new route to parliament after Makerfield MP Josh Simons resigned to give the Greater Manchester mayor the opportunity to challenge Keir […]
Boost For Sadiq Khan As Rough Sleeping In London Plummets
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe Mayor of London told Big Issue it would take until 2026 to see the number of homeless people on London’s streets fall. New official statistics have proven him right. The number of people sleeping rough on London’s streets fell by more than 10% in the first three months of 2026 – just as Mayor […]