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Sefton Supported Housing Group (SSHG) is a consortium of four organisations that have joined forces to tackle homelessness in the borough.
Bosco Society Ltd, Venus, Excel Housing and New Start have won a five-year 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.
80% Of Homelessness Workers At Risk Of Burnout
/in News /by Jamie LeemingEight out of ten homelessness workers feel at risk of burnout, with the vast majority struggling to help people find housing as demand for services soars, reports Inside Housing. An annual survey, to which more than 1,000 frontline employees contributed earlier this year, revealed that 93% of respondents found it difficult or very difficult to […]
Four Things We Learned At Party Conferences
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe annual party conference is a curious ritual in British politics. It marks the changing of the political season and is a time for politicians and party activists to gather, debate and listen to speeches, all while enjoying the dubious hospitality of a city centre conference venue, writes Jasmine Basran for Crisis. For campaigners like […]
Record Number Of Homeless Families Living In Hotels
/in News /by Jamie LeemingMore than 117,000 households are living in temporary accommodation, which is the highest number since records began in 1998, reports the Independent. A record number of families are having to live in temporary accommodation, new figures show, as councils warn their spending on emergency housing will rise by a third this year. Some 117,450 households […]
Emergency Winter Action For Liverpool’s Rough Sleepers
/in News /by Jamie LeemingLiverpool Council is considering reopening a homeless hub this winter as the number of rough sleepers across the city continues to increase, reports the Liverpool Echo. During the bitterly cold weather earlier this year, the city council opened a temporary location in the city centre as part of its severe weather emergency protocol. Ahead of […]