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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.
A New Homelessness Law In Wales Is Being Called ‘World-Leading’
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill has passed through the Senedd and will now become law. It promises to transform Wales’ homelessness system to focus on prevention, reports the Big Issue. The Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill completed its journey through the Welsh parliament on Tuesday (10 February) with housing secretary […]
Single Mothers Hit Hardest By Homelessness In ‘Nightmare’ Rental Market
/in News /by Jamie LeemingMore and more women are being ‘pushed towards homelessness’, reports the Independent. “Women are affected by the housing crisis more than any other demographic,” says Katie*, 40, a single mother from East London. The mother-of-two is currently living in temporary accommodation after leaving an abusive relationship in late 2024, first spending a year in a hotel. […]
This Government Must Make Private Rent More Affordable. Here’s How They Can Do It
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe government can make our country affordable again for everyone. Ben Cooper, research manager at Fabian Housing Centre, writes in the Big Issue. Millions of people are in a daily struggle to afford the roof over their head. Around 2.6 million people are pushed into poverty because their housing costs are so high. Housing is both a major monthly expense […]
Number Of Homeless Refugees In England Soars
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe number of refugee households who are homeless or at risk of homelessness increased by more than 15,000 in four years, reports the BBC. There has been a five-fold increase in the number of refugee households who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in the last four years, the BBC has found. Government data […]