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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.
New Task Force To Tackle Region’s Homelessness Crisis
/in News /by Jamie LeemingAdditional funds will also be made available to Liverpool Council, reports the Liverpool Echo. A new homelessness task force is to be created in the Liverpool City Region to accelerate action to prevent and reduce rough sleeping. Earlier this year, the government awarded the Combined Authority (CA) £8.3m to tackle homelessness as part of its […]
PIP Assessment Process Is ‘Dehumanising’ And ‘Degrading’
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe government has published the first part of the Timms Review into the PIP assessment process. Here’s what it found, reports the Big Issue. The assessment process for the disability benefit benefit personal independence payment (PIP) is “dehumanising”, “degrading” and “stressful”, according to the findings of the government’s own Timms Review. The Department for Work […]
Rough Sleeping No Longer A Crime As Vagrancy Act Repealed
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe government repealed the Vagrancy Act on Monday 29 June 2026, ending nearly two centuries of legislation that has criminalised rough sleeping and begging, reports Gov.uk Originally introduced in 1824, the Vagrancy Act has been found to punish people simply for not having a home. As a result, it has pushed vulnerable people away from […]
As Rough Sleeping In Liverpool Spikes, Those On The Streets Are Losing Hope
/in News /by Jamie LeemingNew government figures show a worrying rise in rough sleeping in Liverpool – for those at the sharp end of this crisis, optimism is in short supply, reports the Liverpool Echo. “I’m asking for help and I am looking for accommodation, but I am always on a waiting list.” Corinna is 45 and has been […]