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.
Buy A Candle To Help The Homeless – For Only £2,021!
/in News /by Jamie LeemingLove money and hate the rising rate of homelessness in the UK? This candle gives you the chance to smell one and combat the other in one fell swoop, reports the Metro. The ‘Smells Like Capitalism’ candle by Flaming Crap gives off an aroma of a leather wallet with notes of British pounds kept specifically […]
Is This The End For Communal Night Shelters?
/in News /by Jamie LeemingMany councils, charities and faith groups are starting to think about their local emergency winter provision and for some the prospect of communal sleeping spaces will once again be under consideration, writes Julie Cook for Homeless Link. There are a number of factors which could influence decisions, including the further relaxation of covid restrictions, vaccination […]
Homelessness Is On The Rise Again
/in News /by Jamie LeemingHomelessness in the UK is rising after a sharp drop during the first wave of the pandemic but is still lower than pre-lockdown levels, Government figures show. According to a report in the Evening Standard, the amount of households assessed to be homeless or at risk of homelessness between January and March this year was […]
Missing Yorkshire Man Found Sleeping Rough – 2,000 Miles From Home!
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA missing man from Huddersfield has reportedly been found dazed and confused in Lapland – 2,175miles (3,5000km) away – in northern Sweden with the help of social media. Nial Atkin’s family have been trying to track him down since he disappeared in May last year but now a Swedish man thinks he has found him […]