Ministers are facing calls to shelve Margaret Thatcher’s right-to-buy scheme after a devastating analysis revealed that more than 40% of council houses sold under its terms in London are now privately rented. According to a report in the Guardian, the damning findings of an analysis of Freedom of Information data also show that: Tens of […]
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Hundreds of people are to be ordered out of their homes this week, a buy-to-let magnate has announced. Fergus Wilson, 70, said he hopes to sell his portfolio of 300 homes by the end of the year and advised tenants to start looking for other properties, reports KentOnline. His wife, Judith Wilson, was ordered to […]
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 Leeming2019-01-21 20:01:112020-02-25 14:46:51“Rogue Landlord” To Commence Mass Eviction
The rations include packs of beans, pasta and peas and contain 4,000 calories’ worth of food – enough for more than two days. Up to 20,000 unused “operational ration packs” are to be donated to citizens in need in the UK over the next few years and will be distributed by charities reports The Telegraph. 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 Leeming2019-01-15 10:21:442020-02-25 14:47:07Army Ration Packs To Help Hungry And Homeless
Street stores that give free clothes to the homeless are popping up all over the world. A couple of minds came together and thought up a dignified and humane way to connect the people who have too much with the people who have nothing – The Street Store, a charity that donates clothing to the […]
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The body of a 30 year-old woman, named by friends as Aimee Teese, was found in the early hours of Tuesday morning in a tent near Eldon Grove, Vauxhall. Tributes have poured in for Aimee, who has been described as ‘hilarious’ by pals, reports the Liverpool Echo. And now one of her final interactions – […]
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 Leeming2019-01-15 10:20:222019-01-15 10:20:22Homeless Woman Found Dead In Liverpool
In Liverpool last week, police investigated reports that a young woman threw a glass bottle at a homeless man in the city centre, whilst few months ago a homeless man was injured when a lit firework was placed in his pocket. But despite concerns about rising attacks, an investigation by the Guardian has found that […]
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The rise in homelessness is not the Conservative’s fault, it’s down to social issues like drinking and drugs, said Housing Secretary James Brokenshire. Mr Brokenshire, who was appointed the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government in April, said that the likes of psychoactive substance spice and family breakdown issues that have led to the […]
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Homelessness in the UK is at a record high with 170,000 families and individuals experiencing destitution, the charity Crisis reports. For every one person sleeping rough on the street, there is another living in a car or a tent, figures suggest. New research published by Crisis insisted the underlying causes of homelessness could only be […]
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A Liverpool City council plan to provide people who sleep rough with a ‘bricks and mortar’ solution to their accommodation issues is seeing results. In June, the council received a £280,000 funding boost from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) to take people off the streets and support them into long-term accommodation. Since September […]
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 Leeming2018-12-19 20:51:492020-02-25 14:48:35Liverpool’s Rough Sleeper Plan Working
More than 120,000 children will be homeless this Christmas, official Government statistics have revealed. The new data shows the number of children living in temporary accommodation is at its highest point for 12 years. When David Cameron took power in 2010, the number of homeless minors was at 71,460. Now, that figure is at 123,630 […]
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 Leeming2018-12-19 20:50:322018-12-19 20:50:32Homeless Children At Xmas A ‘National Emergency’
The Scandal of Right-To-Buy/Buy-To-Let
/in News /by Jamie LeemingMinisters are facing calls to shelve Margaret Thatcher’s right-to-buy scheme after a devastating analysis revealed that more than 40% of council houses sold under its terms in London are now privately rented. According to a report in the Guardian, the damning findings of an analysis of Freedom of Information data also show that: Tens of […]
“Rogue Landlord” To Commence Mass Eviction
/in News /by Jamie LeemingHundreds of people are to be ordered out of their homes this week, a buy-to-let magnate has announced. Fergus Wilson, 70, said he hopes to sell his portfolio of 300 homes by the end of the year and advised tenants to start looking for other properties, reports KentOnline. His wife, Judith Wilson, was ordered to […]
Army Ration Packs To Help Hungry And Homeless
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe rations include packs of beans, pasta and peas and contain 4,000 calories’ worth of food – enough for more than two days. Up to 20,000 unused “operational ration packs” are to be donated to citizens in need in the UK over the next few years and will be distributed by charities reports The Telegraph. The […]
Free Clothing For The Homeless Goes Global
/in News /by Jamie LeemingStreet stores that give free clothes to the homeless are popping up all over the world. A couple of minds came together and thought up a dignified and humane way to connect the people who have too much with the people who have nothing – The Street Store, a charity that donates clothing to the […]
Homeless Woman Found Dead In Liverpool
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe body of a 30 year-old woman, named by friends as Aimee Teese, was found in the early hours of Tuesday morning in a tent near Eldon Grove, Vauxhall. Tributes have poured in for Aimee, who has been described as ‘hilarious’ by pals, reports the Liverpool Echo. And now one of her final interactions – […]
Violence Against Homeless In Liverpool “More Than Doubled In The Past Five Years”
/in News /by Jamie LeemingIn Liverpool last week, police investigated reports that a young woman threw a glass bottle at a homeless man in the city centre, whilst few months ago a homeless man was injured when a lit firework was placed in his pocket. But despite concerns about rising attacks, an investigation by the Guardian has found that […]
‘Homelessness Not Our Fault’ Says Government
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe rise in homelessness is not the Conservative’s fault, it’s down to social issues like drinking and drugs, said Housing Secretary James Brokenshire. Mr Brokenshire, who was appointed the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government in April, said that the likes of psychoactive substance spice and family breakdown issues that have led to the […]
New Research Shows The Scale Of Homelessness
/in News /by Jamie LeemingHomelessness in the UK is at a record high with 170,000 families and individuals experiencing destitution, the charity Crisis reports. For every one person sleeping rough on the street, there is another living in a car or a tent, figures suggest. New research published by Crisis insisted the underlying causes of homelessness could only be […]
Liverpool’s Rough Sleeper Plan Working
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA Liverpool City council plan to provide people who sleep rough with a ‘bricks and mortar’ solution to their accommodation issues is seeing results. In June, the council received a £280,000 funding boost from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) to take people off the streets and support them into long-term accommodation. Since September […]
Homeless Children At Xmas A ‘National Emergency’
/in News /by Jamie LeemingMore than 120,000 children will be homeless this Christmas, official Government statistics have revealed. The new data shows the number of children living in temporary accommodation is at its highest point for 12 years. When David Cameron took power in 2010, the number of homeless minors was at 71,460. Now, that figure is at 123,630 […]