Welcome
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.
Andy Burnham Announces £10m For Liverpool City Region To End Rough Sleeping By Christmas
The Prime Minister said he wants everyone who needs a bed to get somewhere to sleep by Christmas, reports the Liverpool Echo. The Liverpool City Region will receive almost £10m as part of Andy Burnham’s drive to end rough sleeping. The Prime Minister confirmed on Tuesday he would seek to get everyone who needs a […]
Getting People Off The Streets Is The Easy Bit – Keeping Them In Their Accommodation Is Much Harder
Earlier this week the Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, promised more than £420 million to deal with the problem of street homelessness nationally by Christmas. I welcome the fact that the Prime Minister thinks this is a problem and the fact that he is putting new money into the Liverpool City region with £12 million for […]
Number Of Children In Temporary Accommodation Hits Record High
The number of homeless children in England living in temporary accommodation has risen 5% in a year to 177,530, according to new government figures, reports the BBC. January to March saw the 18th quarterly increase in a row, although the number of children living in B&Bs has fallen. Meanwhile, the total number of households in […]
Contactless Homeless Donation Scheme Extended
A scheme to donate to homeless charities in Reading using contactless payments has been extended for at least three years, reports the BBC. The Tap for Reading initiative was launched in January 2025, aiming to give people a safe and effective way to donate to people sleeping rough in the town. The scheme was set […]