One year on from the floods that forced Bootle residents out of their homes, the Liverpool ECHO visited the street to speak to the people affected and examine the impact on the community. “It was like living in Beirut!” says Linda Crilly, 70, as she tries to describe the aftermath of the Bulwer Street flood […]
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The housing crisis has reached catastrophic new levels, and Labour is planning to slash affordable housing even further. It doesn’t have to be this way, reports Isra Sulevani for the Guardian. Something that often takes me by surprise is how people react to finding out I was homeless growing up. They have a picture of […]
https://seftonsupportedhousing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SSHG_Logo_RGB.png00Jamie Leeminghttps://seftonsupportedhousing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SSHG_Logo_RGB.pngJamie Leeming2025-10-29 13:02:522025-10-29 13:02:52My Teachers Had No Idea I Was Homeless. People Like Me Hide In Plain Sight In The UK
Hidden homelessness is unseen, hard to define and even more difficult to measure, reports the Big Issue. While homelessness might conjure up the image of someone bedding down in a shop doorway, the reality is that they are the minority. Thousands of people live in temporary accommodation supplied by local authorities. Others have called on […]
https://seftonsupportedhousing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SSHG_Logo_RGB.png00Jamie Leeminghttps://seftonsupportedhousing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SSHG_Logo_RGB.pngJamie Leeming2025-10-13 17:27:492025-10-13 17:27:49The Challenge Of Counting Hidden Homelessness In Britain
The number of people who died while homeless in the UK reached a record high last year, reports the BBC. The Museum of Homelessness, which compiles the data, said that 1,611 homeless people died in 2024. The figure is 9% higher than the year before, with the majority of deaths being linked to suicide or […]
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The cash boost is to help prevent homelessness and support families this winter and immediate help for children and families in temporary accommodation, reports Gov.Uk. Thousands of people facing homelessness will be supported by a new £84 million cash injection to councils up and down the country – ahead of winter. Children and families in […]
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Sefton Council are set to purchase The Salfordian Hotel in Southport and said it has a statutory duty to prevent and relieve homelessness, reports the Liverpool Echo. ‘Homeless people are friends and family’, said Cllr Liz Dowd today (October 2) as she addressed some of the concerns raised about Sefton Council’s plans to purchase The […]
https://seftonsupportedhousing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SSHG_Logo_RGB.png00Jamie Leeminghttps://seftonsupportedhousing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SSHG_Logo_RGB.pngJamie Leeming2025-10-06 12:52:172025-10-06 12:52:17'Homeless People Not A Threat To Our Community, They Are Friends And Family'
Sefton Council’s Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2024-29 lays bare the scale of homelessness across the borough, reports the Liverpool Echo. A man from Bootle said he is ‘trapped’ after waiting more than ten years on the housing list. Despite his health needs and mobility issues, Wayne Berry, 52, said he has been forced into […]
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Local authorities stepped in at least 149 times by mid-July this year compared to 93 times across the entirety of summer in 2024, reports the Big Issue. People experiencing homelessness on the street were given shelter from extreme heat a record number of times this year, an investigation has found. Carbon Brief submitted freedom of information […]
https://seftonsupportedhousing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SSHG_Logo_RGB.png00Jamie Leeminghttps://seftonsupportedhousing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SSHG_Logo_RGB.pngJamie Leeming2025-10-06 12:51:172025-10-06 12:51:17Homeless People Needed Protecting From Hot Weather More Than Ever Before In 2025
Scientists found evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in the brains of people who had experienced homelessness – the first time the disease had been found in a European non-athlete population, reports the Big Issue. An illness linked to repetitive head injuries seen in contact sports such as boxing and American football has been found in […]
https://seftonsupportedhousing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SSHG_Logo_RGB.png00Jamie Leeminghttps://seftonsupportedhousing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SSHG_Logo_RGB.pngJamie Leeming2025-10-01 15:21:202025-10-01 15:21:20Brain Disease Linked To Boxers Found In Homeless People
Homeless women calling for more female-only services have said they avoid mixed-sex hostels because they can be “ruthless” and “terrifying”, reports the BBC. One, who found herself in a mixed-sex hostel in Sunderland, said three men “were taken out in body bags” during the first week she stayed there. The housing charity Shelter believes the […]
https://seftonsupportedhousing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SSHG_Logo_RGB.png00Jamie Leeminghttps://seftonsupportedhousing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SSHG_Logo_RGB.pngJamie Leeming2025-10-01 15:20:532025-10-01 15:20:53Mixed-Sex Hostels 'Terrifying' For Homeless Women
Bootle Families ‘Effectively Made Homeless’ By Floods
/in News /by Jamie LeemingOne year on from the floods that forced Bootle residents out of their homes, the Liverpool ECHO visited the street to speak to the people affected and examine the impact on the community. “It was like living in Beirut!” says Linda Crilly, 70, as she tries to describe the aftermath of the Bulwer Street flood […]
My Teachers Had No Idea I Was Homeless. People Like Me Hide In Plain Sight In The UK
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe housing crisis has reached catastrophic new levels, and Labour is planning to slash affordable housing even further. It doesn’t have to be this way, reports Isra Sulevani for the Guardian. Something that often takes me by surprise is how people react to finding out I was homeless growing up. They have a picture of […]
The Challenge Of Counting Hidden Homelessness In Britain
/in News /by Jamie LeemingHidden homelessness is unseen, hard to define and even more difficult to measure, reports the Big Issue. While homelessness might conjure up the image of someone bedding down in a shop doorway, the reality is that they are the minority. Thousands of people live in temporary accommodation supplied by local authorities. Others have called on […]
Homeless People ‘Deeply Failed’ As Deaths In UK Reach Record High
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe number of people who died while homeless in the UK reached a record high last year, reports the BBC. The Museum of Homelessness, which compiles the data, said that 1,611 homeless people died in 2024. The figure is 9% higher than the year before, with the majority of deaths being linked to suicide or […]
Government Announce £84 Million Injection To Tackle Homelessness
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe cash boost is to help prevent homelessness and support families this winter and immediate help for children and families in temporary accommodation, reports Gov.Uk. Thousands of people facing homelessness will be supported by a new £84 million cash injection to councils up and down the country – ahead of winter. Children and families in […]
‘Homeless People Not A Threat To Our Community, They Are Friends And Family’
/in News /by Jamie LeemingSefton Council are set to purchase The Salfordian Hotel in Southport and said it has a statutory duty to prevent and relieve homelessness, reports the Liverpool Echo. ‘Homeless people are friends and family’, said Cllr Liz Dowd today (October 2) as she addressed some of the concerns raised about Sefton Council’s plans to purchase The […]
Bootle Man Left On Housing List For 10 Years Despite Health Issues
/in News /by Jamie LeemingSefton Council’s Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2024-29 lays bare the scale of homelessness across the borough, reports the Liverpool Echo. A man from Bootle said he is ‘trapped’ after waiting more than ten years on the housing list. Despite his health needs and mobility issues, Wayne Berry, 52, said he has been forced into […]
Homeless People Needed Protecting From Hot Weather More Than Ever Before In 2025
/in News /by Jamie LeemingLocal authorities stepped in at least 149 times by mid-July this year compared to 93 times across the entirety of summer in 2024, reports the Big Issue. People experiencing homelessness on the street were given shelter from extreme heat a record number of times this year, an investigation has found. Carbon Brief submitted freedom of information […]
Brain Disease Linked To Boxers Found In Homeless People
/in News /by Jamie LeemingScientists found evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in the brains of people who had experienced homelessness – the first time the disease had been found in a European non-athlete population, reports the Big Issue. An illness linked to repetitive head injuries seen in contact sports such as boxing and American football has been found in […]
Mixed-Sex Hostels ‘Terrifying’ For Homeless Women
/in News /by Jamie LeemingHomeless women calling for more female-only services have said they avoid mixed-sex hostels because they can be “ruthless” and “terrifying”, reports the BBC. One, who found herself in a mixed-sex hostel in Sunderland, said three men “were taken out in body bags” during the first week she stayed there. The housing charity Shelter believes the […]