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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.
The Number Of Homeless Children In England Could Fill Wembley Stadium Twice
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe latest official homelessness statistics show 176,000 children in England are now living in temporary accommodation. It’s the latest record-high figure and means there are as many homeless kids as the population of Oxford, reports the Big Issue. The number of children who are now homeless and living in temporary accommodation in England is at […]
‘I Chose To Be Homeless – And It’s The Best Thing I’ve Ever Done’
/in News /by Jamie LeemingMike Cooney said he has “never felt so free” but knows he must “go back to the real world one day”, reports the Liverpool Echo. A chef who was forced into homelessness after being told he could no longer keep his dogs in staff accommodation has embarked on a 500-mile journey. Mike Cooney, 44, originally […]
Ministers Must Take Responsibility For Action On Homelessness
/in News /by Jamie LeemingEvery branch of government must step up and take responsibility for ending the ongoing crisis in homelessness and rough sleeping, reports Housing Digital. The call was made in response to the latest statutory statistics, which added fuel to demands that the government crack on and implement its national plan to end homelessness. According to the […]
Act Now On ‘Devastating’ Temporary Accommodation Crisis
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe deaths of over 100 children have been linked to temporary accommodation, reports the Independent. The government has been warned by MPs over the “devastating” state of temporary accommodation in the UK. New figures show that a total of 104 children died with temporary accommodation as a contributing factor to their vulnerability, ill-health, or death, […]