Welcome
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.
‘The Women Of Manchester Are Ready For This’
/in News /by Jamie LeemingManchester-based charity, Embassy, want to help women facing homelessness rebuild their lives, reports the Manchester Evening News. When Sarah found the strength to leave her abusive partner she was at a complete loss of what do to next. She didn’t have access to the internet, and when she tried booking into a women’s hostel she […]
Safe Place For Victims Of Domestic Violence Extended
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA pilot service providing a safe house for women sleeping rough after fleeing domestic abuse has been extended, reports the BBC. The Respite Rooms in Birmingham, which offers temporary accommodation and specialist support, has been extended by at least six months until March. Birmingham was one of 12 areas in England included in the £3.7m […]
Ulster Homeless Cause Local Disruption
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe chief executive of the Housing Executive has said homelessness in Northern Ireland is as bad as she has seen in her career, reports BBC news. Grainia Long said that 15,000 people had presented as homeless last year. She also said the number needing temporarily lodgings from the Housing Executive went from 3,500 a year […]
Homeless Refugees
/in News /by Jamie LeemingHundreds of Ukrainian families have been left homeless in England after arriving on visas designed to secure them a place to live, reports The Guardian. Since the end of February, at least 480 Ukrainian families with children and 180 single adults have applied to councils for help with homelessness. Despite the government insisting that the […]