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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.
‘Every Time I Take It Now I’m Scared’ – Horrifying Reality Facing Liverpool’s Drug Users
/in News /by Jamie LeemingLiverpool Echo Special Report: As batches of highly potent and hugely dangerous synthetic opiates circulate in the region, those trapped in addiction on the streets are staring death in the face each time they use. “It was like the exorcist, my body was rejecting everything. Then I woke up in the hospital.” These are the […]
Rent Caps Needed To Help Homeless, Charity Says
/in News /by Jamie LeemingRising rent costs are pushing more people into rough sleeping and the new Renters Rights’ Act needed to go further to support those in hardship, reports the BBC. The act came into force on 1 May and banned no-fault evictions, ended fixed-term tenancies and introduced new rules to stop bidding wars meaning renters cannot be […]
‘Every Time I Take It Now I’m Scared’ – Horrifying Reality Facing Liverpool’s Drug Users
/in News /by Jamie LeemingSpecial report: As batches of highly potent and hugely dangerous synthetic opiates circulate in the region, those trapped in addiction on the streets are staring death in the face each time they use repots the Liverpool Echo. “It was like the exorcist, my body was rejecting everything. Then I woke up in the hospital.” These […]
Support For London’s Rough Sleepers To Be Revisited After Closure Of Capital’s Only Homeless Drug And Alcohol Clinic
/in News /by Jamie LeemingLBC previously highlighted warnings that the loss London’s only homeless detox clinic in March would “undoubtedly” lead to a loss of lives and increased pressure on A&E departments. On Thursday – less than an hour before Mr Streeting resigned from the Government and called for Sir Keir Starmer to step down – a government spokesperson […]