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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.
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 […]
Early Prisoner Releases Mean Pledge To Cut Rough Sleeping ‘May Fail’
Charity says government must focus on securing housing for ex-prisoners if Burnham is to meet rough-sleeping promise, reports the Guardian. Andy Burnham’s pledge to end rough sleeping in England is under threat from a failure to find accommodation for a growing number of newly released prisoners, a charity has said. An analysis by the social […]
Violence And Anti-Social Behaviour Linked To Rough Sleeper Accommodation ‘Concerning’
There have been a number of serious incidents linked to the You Matter base on the edge of the city centre, reports the Liverpool Echo. The boss of a Liverpool homelessness charity, which has seen a number of violent incidents at its Liverpool city centre accommodation, has admitted the situation is “a concern” and “a […]