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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.
Fears Of A Rise In Homelessness During A Second Lockdown
/in News /by Jamie LeemingMore than a thousand families in Merseyside became homeless during the first lock-down – and campaigners warn many more could find themselves in this situation in the coming months. The latest official figures from the government have revealed that 1,071 households in our area were found to be homeless or threatened with homelessness between April […]
New Briefing On Winter Homeless Crisis
/in News /by Jamie LeemingOn 2 November, Homeless Link called on the Government to deliver Everyone In 2.0 as we entered the winter lockdown. In the following days, the Government announced the Protect Programme, providing a £15 million top-up to areas with the highest rough sleeping numbers. However, Homeless Link says the ‘Protect Programme’ does not go far enough and their […]
Rough Sleepers Back On The Streets Of Wales
/in News /by Jamie LeemingNearly a quarter of the number of rough sleepers given temporary housing during Wales’ first lockdown are living on the streets again, figures show. In April, all the estimated 407 rough sleepers were given a place to stay but Welsh Government figures indicated 101 people were sleeping rough in August, reports the BBC. Charity Shelter […]
Free Haircuts Help The Homeless In Liverpool
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA group of friends who completed their barbering training together have been visiting city centres to give free haircuts to homeless people, reports the Liverpool Echo. Steve O’Connor, 29, together with friends Jake Kel and Luke Glover, both 25, all work in Barbers No1 at locations throughout the city and in Warrington. Steve told the […]