US children’s TV show Sesame Street is introducing a homeless muppet for the first time, to help its young viewers learn about the issue. Lily is a seven-year-old girl whose family comes to stay with friends when they lose their apartment. She tells fellow muppet Elmo about her situation while the pair paint a rainbow […]
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 20:49:132020-02-25 14:48:57Homeless On Sesame Street
One of Liverpool’s most well-known churches is planning to install a striking sculpture which depicts Jesus as a homeless person. Casts of ‘Homeless Jesus’ have been displayed in cities across the world including in Manchester outside St Ann’s Church. Liverpool Parish Church (also known as St Nick’s, opposite the Pier Head) says placing a version 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 Leeming2018-12-12 15:21:402020-02-25 14:49:18Statue Of Jesus Highlights The Plight Of The Homeless In Liverpool
Communities Secretary James Brokenshire MP has unveiled the government’s next steps to help people off the streets and meet its target to end rough sleeping for good by 2027. Following the publication of the Rough Sleeping Strategy this summer, the Rough Sleeping Delivery Plan, published on Monday 10 December, sets out how important measures contained 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 Leeming2018-12-12 15:21:032018-12-12 15:21:03Government Announces Action Plan To Combat Rough Sleeping
A new report reveals those living in supported housing are being discouraged from finding work out of fears of unaffordable rent prices. The report from the Mayday Trust, titled ‘Wisdom Behind Doors’, is based on more than 80 conversations with people in temporary accommodation and further highlights the situations in which supported housing has become […]
An entire shop full of donations for the homeless is set to help those most in need over the winter. The vacant unit at Runcorn Shopping City was packed full of donations by generous people who wanted to help out after the shopping centre launched a campaign dubbed #warmthestreets, reports the Liverpool Echo. Its success means homeless […]
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 Leeming2018-12-03 17:50:462020-02-25 14:49:57People Of Runcorn Donate For The Homeless At Xmas
The number of desperate families brought to the brink of homelessness has risen so far this year, one of the country’s leading housing charities has said. Emergency calls to a special helpline run by Shelter increased by 8% in 2018, compared with the same period last year. Some 44% of the phone calls were estimated to […]
Boxer Tyson Fury pledged to help the homeless in the UK with his £8 million earnings from his fight against Deontay Wilder on Saturday. “When I go home I’m going to build some homes for the homeless and set up some funds for drug addicts and alcoholics,” said 30-year-old Fury. “I was always going 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 Leeming2018-12-03 17:49:372020-02-25 14:50:24Homeless To Benefit From World Title Fight
Speke-based Shop Direct raised an astonishing £210,000 at its fifth biennial charity ball. The cash from the 90s-themed event will be shared between homeless charities The Whitechapel Centre and the Booth Centre. The online retailer behind brands such as Very.co.uk and Littlewoods.com, has committed to raising £600,000 over two years for the two charities through […]
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 Leeming2018-12-02 14:28:252020-02-25 14:50:38Massive Fundraiser For Liverpool Homeless Charities
Brand new analysis from Shelter reveals that 320,000 people are recorded as homeless, as numbers rise again. This figure lays bare the true scale of Britain’s worsening housing crisis, despite repeated Government pledges to tackle the problem. In the last year, the overall number increased by 13,000 people. This means one in every 200 people in Britain are homeless and sleeping on 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 Leeming2018-12-02 14:27:432018-12-02 14:27:43320,000 People In Britain Are Now Homeless
A government minister has been criticised after he suggested poor families could “move house” or “take in a lodger” to ease financial pressures caused by the benefit cap. Work and pensions minister Justin Tomlinson said that parents affected by the benefit cap, which limits the total amount of benefits a household can receive, could also “renegotiate their housing […]
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 Leeming2018-12-02 14:26:582020-02-25 14:51:14‘Take In A Lodger’ To Make Ends Meet, Says Minister
Homeless On Sesame Street
/in News /by Jamie LeemingUS children’s TV show Sesame Street is introducing a homeless muppet for the first time, to help its young viewers learn about the issue. Lily is a seven-year-old girl whose family comes to stay with friends when they lose their apartment. She tells fellow muppet Elmo about her situation while the pair paint a rainbow […]
Statue Of Jesus Highlights The Plight Of The Homeless In Liverpool
/in News /by Jamie LeemingOne of Liverpool’s most well-known churches is planning to install a striking sculpture which depicts Jesus as a homeless person. Casts of ‘Homeless Jesus’ have been displayed in cities across the world including in Manchester outside St Ann’s Church. Liverpool Parish Church (also known as St Nick’s, opposite the Pier Head) says placing a version of […]
Government Announces Action Plan To Combat Rough Sleeping
/in News /by Jamie LeemingCommunities Secretary James Brokenshire MP has unveiled the government’s next steps to help people off the streets and meet its target to end rough sleeping for good by 2027. Following the publication of the Rough Sleeping Strategy this summer, the Rough Sleeping Delivery Plan, published on Monday 10 December, sets out how important measures contained in […]
Supported Housing ‘Discourages Jobseeking’ Claims Report
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA new report reveals those living in supported housing are being discouraged from finding work out of fears of unaffordable rent prices. The report from the Mayday Trust, titled ‘Wisdom Behind Doors’, is based on more than 80 conversations with people in temporary accommodation and further highlights the situations in which supported housing has become […]
People Of Runcorn Donate For The Homeless At Xmas
/in News /by Jamie LeemingAn entire shop full of donations for the homeless is set to help those most in need over the winter. The vacant unit at Runcorn Shopping City was packed full of donations by generous people who wanted to help out after the shopping centre launched a campaign dubbed #warmthestreets, reports the Liverpool Echo. Its success means homeless […]
Homeless Helpline Highlights Housing Crisis
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe number of desperate families brought to the brink of homelessness has risen so far this year, one of the country’s leading housing charities has said. Emergency calls to a special helpline run by Shelter increased by 8% in 2018, compared with the same period last year. Some 44% of the phone calls were estimated to […]
Homeless To Benefit From World Title Fight
/in News /by Jamie LeemingBoxer Tyson Fury pledged to help the homeless in the UK with his £8 million earnings from his fight against Deontay Wilder on Saturday. “When I go home I’m going to build some homes for the homeless and set up some funds for drug addicts and alcoholics,” said 30-year-old Fury. “I was always going to […]
Massive Fundraiser For Liverpool Homeless Charities
/in News /by Jamie LeemingSpeke-based Shop Direct raised an astonishing £210,000 at its fifth biennial charity ball. The cash from the 90s-themed event will be shared between homeless charities The Whitechapel Centre and the Booth Centre. The online retailer behind brands such as Very.co.uk and Littlewoods.com, has committed to raising £600,000 over two years for the two charities through […]
320,000 People In Britain Are Now Homeless
/in News /by Jamie LeemingBrand new analysis from Shelter reveals that 320,000 people are recorded as homeless, as numbers rise again. This figure lays bare the true scale of Britain’s worsening housing crisis, despite repeated Government pledges to tackle the problem. In the last year, the overall number increased by 13,000 people. This means one in every 200 people in Britain are homeless and sleeping on the […]
‘Take In A Lodger’ To Make Ends Meet, Says Minister
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA government minister has been criticised after he suggested poor families could “move house” or “take in a lodger” to ease financial pressures caused by the benefit cap. Work and pensions minister Justin Tomlinson said that parents affected by the benefit cap, which limits the total amount of benefits a household can receive, could also “renegotiate their housing […]