A new charity scheme is helping homeless people get more donations in an increasingly cashless society. Greater Change, backed by Oxford University Innovation and Oxford’s Said Business School, has created wearable barcodes for rough sleepers so members of the public can give money using their smartphones. Although those wishing to donate can scan with any browser, it is easier […]
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 Leeming2018-08-20 20:35:192020-02-25 14:59:34Barcode Donations To Help The Homeless In A Cashless World
In a shocking display of ‘nimbyism’ boards saying ‘no homeless farm’ and ‘no heroin hostel’ have been placed outside a Cheltenham property set to house vulnerable people. Pivotal Housing Association and homeless charity P3 plan to use the property to provide supported housing, in a bid to help long-term rough sleepers. But St Paul’s Residents’ […]
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 Leeming2018-08-20 20:34:422020-02-25 14:59:48Supported Housing For Vulnerable People? “Not In My Back Yard!”
The government has unveiled its £100m strategy to tackle rough sleeping and “help people turn their lives around”, including support for mental health and addictions. Housing Secretary James Brokenshire vowed to make homelessness “a thing of the past” and the government plans to end rough sleeping by 2027. But Labour says the plan is already […]
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 Leeming2018-08-20 20:32:212018-08-20 20:32:21Government Says It Will End Rough Sleeping By 2027 – But There’s No New Money
The pub chain has clarified its position on allowing homeless people into its venues – after two rough sleepers were asked to leave one of their establishments. Homeless friends Christopher and Ryan had been offered a cooked breakfast from a woman they met whilst sleeping rough in Truro, Cornwall at the weekend. Having gratefully accepted […]
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 Leeming2018-08-20 20:31:412018-08-20 20:31:41Pub Giant JD Wetherspoon Defends Decision To Refuse To Serve The Homeless
The government has unveiled its plans for the future funding of supported housing, ending months of uncertainty. The plans reveal that supported housing, including refuges and all forms of short-term supported housing, will be funded by housing benefit and kept outside of the Universal Credit system. Alongside this, the government has also announced that it […]
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 Leeming2018-08-20 20:31:002018-08-20 20:31:00Supported Housing Funding To Be Kept Out Of Universal Credit
More young people could end up on the streets after the government delayed a crucial benefits shake-up. Ministers vowed in March to restore housing benefit for people aged 18 to 21 – a U-turn on a policy they announced one year earlier. But the U-turn has still not taken effect – and will not do […]
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 Leeming2018-08-07 15:49:182018-08-07 15:49:18Benefits Delay Could Lead To More Homelessness
A man has been convicted of begging in the city of York, despite living in a fully-funded council house and receiving £900 benefits each month. Roy Finch, 40, of Thief Lane, had been a council tenant since 2004, but admitted two offences of begging in the city centre on June 22 and July 18 this […]
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 Leeming2018-08-07 15:48:342020-02-25 15:00:39When Is A Beggar Not A Beggar?
The contractor said it would not begin enforcing the orders until on-going court action had clarified its position. Campaigners are challenging Serco’s plans to evict 330 asylum seekers from their homes in Glasgow. The issue has prompted days of demonstrations at a Home Office building by protesters in Glasgow. In a statement issued after the […]
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An idea to provide overnight accommodation for rough sleepers in car parks and other public spaces has been met with a cool response by Liverpool City Council. The plan is the brainchild of two young construction professionals, Soran and Saman Shanapur, and could be rolled out in major cities in the North West. That is […]
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 Leeming2018-08-01 12:21:322018-08-01 12:21:32House Liverpool Homeless In Car Parks!
Hundreds of asylum seekers are set to be made homeless in Scotland when a public services contractor begin changing the locks on their homes. A report in the Sunday Mail reveals Serco – who supply accommodation to refugees – are to trigger a programme codenamed Move-on. It will target up to 300 people in Glasgow […]
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 Leeming2018-08-01 12:21:062018-08-01 12:21:06Asylum Seekers Made Homeless In Scotland
Barcode Donations To Help The Homeless In A Cashless World
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA new charity scheme is helping homeless people get more donations in an increasingly cashless society. Greater Change, backed by Oxford University Innovation and Oxford’s Said Business School, has created wearable barcodes for rough sleepers so members of the public can give money using their smartphones. Although those wishing to donate can scan with any browser, it is easier […]
Supported Housing For Vulnerable People? “Not In My Back Yard!”
/in News /by Jamie LeemingIn a shocking display of ‘nimbyism’ boards saying ‘no homeless farm’ and ‘no heroin hostel’ have been placed outside a Cheltenham property set to house vulnerable people. Pivotal Housing Association and homeless charity P3 plan to use the property to provide supported housing, in a bid to help long-term rough sleepers. But St Paul’s Residents’ […]
Government Says It Will End Rough Sleeping By 2027 – But There’s No New Money
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe government has unveiled its £100m strategy to tackle rough sleeping and “help people turn their lives around”, including support for mental health and addictions. Housing Secretary James Brokenshire vowed to make homelessness “a thing of the past” and the government plans to end rough sleeping by 2027. But Labour says the plan is already […]
Pub Giant JD Wetherspoon Defends Decision To Refuse To Serve The Homeless
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe pub chain has clarified its position on allowing homeless people into its venues – after two rough sleepers were asked to leave one of their establishments. Homeless friends Christopher and Ryan had been offered a cooked breakfast from a woman they met whilst sleeping rough in Truro, Cornwall at the weekend. Having gratefully accepted […]
Supported Housing Funding To Be Kept Out Of Universal Credit
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe government has unveiled its plans for the future funding of supported housing, ending months of uncertainty. The plans reveal that supported housing, including refuges and all forms of short-term supported housing, will be funded by housing benefit and kept outside of the Universal Credit system. Alongside this, the government has also announced that it […]
Benefits Delay Could Lead To More Homelessness
/in News /by Jamie LeemingMore young people could end up on the streets after the government delayed a crucial benefits shake-up. Ministers vowed in March to restore housing benefit for people aged 18 to 21 – a U-turn on a policy they announced one year earlier. But the U-turn has still not taken effect – and will not do […]
When Is A Beggar Not A Beggar?
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA man has been convicted of begging in the city of York, despite living in a fully-funded council house and receiving £900 benefits each month. Roy Finch, 40, of Thief Lane, had been a council tenant since 2004, but admitted two offences of begging in the city centre on June 22 and July 18 this […]
Serco Will “Pause” Lock-Change Orders On Asylum Seekers
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe contractor said it would not begin enforcing the orders until on-going court action had clarified its position. Campaigners are challenging Serco’s plans to evict 330 asylum seekers from their homes in Glasgow. The issue has prompted days of demonstrations at a Home Office building by protesters in Glasgow. In a statement issued after the […]
House Liverpool Homeless In Car Parks!
/in News /by Jamie LeemingAn idea to provide overnight accommodation for rough sleepers in car parks and other public spaces has been met with a cool response by Liverpool City Council. The plan is the brainchild of two young construction professionals, Soran and Saman Shanapur, and could be rolled out in major cities in the North West. That is […]
Asylum Seekers Made Homeless In Scotland
/in News /by Jamie LeemingHundreds of asylum seekers are set to be made homeless in Scotland when a public services contractor begin changing the locks on their homes. A report in the Sunday Mail reveals Serco – who supply accommodation to refugees – are to trigger a programme codenamed Move-on. It will target up to 300 people in Glasgow […]