A British charity is aiming to collect 21,000 coats in a bid to keep rough sleepers living in the UK warm during the cold winter months. According to a report in The Independent, Human Appeal, a Muslim faith-based charity, will donate the clothing to homeless people living on the streets of Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow as […]
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Our lovely colleagues at Excel Housing Solutions (EHS) have revamped their website, and it’s fab! EHS provides high-quality accommodation and support within shared properties in the Merseyside area. They offer housing options for individuals who have a history of tenancy breakdowns and may also have a range of support issues such as substance misuse, mental health, offending behaviour and […]
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A leading military health expert has warned of a “ticking time bomb” of homelessness for armed forces veterans. John Harrison, RAF chaplain and former Army nursing officer, told The Big Issue that aftershocks of recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan are still to be felt. “There has always been something of a correlation between veterans […]
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A new study reveals as many as one in 25 people are classed as homeless in the worst-affected areas of England. Homeless charity Shelter said more than 268,000 people across England are homeless, although the number is a “conservative estimate”, with many more expected to be going unrecorded. It said the leading cause was the loss […]
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After Theresa May announced last week that the LHA cap would not apply to supported housing, the government has conceded that a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach won’t work for the funding of supported housing, either. Outlining a new approach, the government acknowledges local areas don’t have sufficient control or oversight of provision – with it “not always possible” […]
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A man who gave his “favourite” £120 trainers to a barefoot homeless man says the act has inspired other good deeds after his story was shared around the world. Craig Wells ran out of a restaurant in Nottingham after seeing the homeless man, Mark, walk past wearing no shoes. “He then started to cry and […]
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A woman who urinated on a homeless man’s belongings before her friend set them on fire has been jailed. Nicola King, 23, handed a lighter to 25-year-old Jerely Evans so she could burn bedding in the doorway of a closed shop in Portsmouth. King, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to arson at an earlier […]
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Last Wednesday (25.10.17) the Prime Minister, Theresa May, announced that the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) cap will not apply to supported housing from April 2019. This is fantastic news for the supported housing sector and its residents and is a result of sustained campaigning from Homeless Link and others over the past few years. Mrs […]
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A homeless man who usually spends his birthdays alone has had a surprise party thrown for him by kind-hearted strangers. Steve is a popular face in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, and is often seen with his dog Tyson near a disused phone booth by the TSB bank. Every year the 46-year-old celebrates his birthday alone and […]
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There are fears that funding to help vulnerable people with housing will be cut, despite promises to protect it. The £125m Supporting People programme will no longer be ring-fenced in the Welsh Government’s budget in 2019-20, as ministers revealed spending details. Instead, it will be merged with other pots of money, giving councils more flexibility […]
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Wrap Up Warm This Winter
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA British charity is aiming to collect 21,000 coats in a bid to keep rough sleepers living in the UK warm during the cold winter months. According to a report in The Independent, Human Appeal, a Muslim faith-based charity, will donate the clothing to homeless people living on the streets of Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow as […]
Excel Have A New Website!
/in News /by Jamie LeemingOur lovely colleagues at Excel Housing Solutions (EHS) have revamped their website, and it’s fab! EHS provides high-quality accommodation and support within shared properties in the Merseyside area. They offer housing options for individuals who have a history of tenancy breakdowns and may also have a range of support issues such as substance misuse, mental health, offending behaviour and […]
Forces Veterans Forced Onto The Street
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA leading military health expert has warned of a “ticking time bomb” of homelessness for armed forces veterans. John Harrison, RAF chaplain and former Army nursing officer, told The Big Issue that aftershocks of recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan are still to be felt. “There has always been something of a correlation between veterans […]
Homelessness Goes “Under The Radar” Say Researchers
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA new study reveals as many as one in 25 people are classed as homeless in the worst-affected areas of England. Homeless charity Shelter said more than 268,000 people across England are homeless, although the number is a “conservative estimate”, with many more expected to be going unrecorded. It said the leading cause was the loss […]
Government Announce New Strategy For Funding Supported Housing
/in News /by Jamie LeemingAfter Theresa May announced last week that the LHA cap would not apply to supported housing, the government has conceded that a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach won’t work for the funding of supported housing, either. Outlining a new approach, the government acknowledges local areas don’t have sufficient control or oversight of provision – with it “not always possible” […]
A Random Act Of Kindness Goes Viral
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA man who gave his “favourite” £120 trainers to a barefoot homeless man says the act has inspired other good deeds after his story was shared around the world. Craig Wells ran out of a restaurant in Nottingham after seeing the homeless man, Mark, walk past wearing no shoes. “He then started to cry and […]
Women Who Urinated And Set Fire To Homeless Man’s belongings Jailed
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA woman who urinated on a homeless man’s belongings before her friend set them on fire has been jailed. Nicola King, 23, handed a lighter to 25-year-old Jerely Evans so she could burn bedding in the doorway of a closed shop in Portsmouth. King, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to arson at an earlier […]
Government Scrap LHA Cap For Supported Housing
/in News /by Jamie LeemingLast Wednesday (25.10.17) the Prime Minister, Theresa May, announced that the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) cap will not apply to supported housing from April 2019. This is fantastic news for the supported housing sector and its residents and is a result of sustained campaigning from Homeless Link and others over the past few years. Mrs […]
Locals Throw A Surprise Birthday Party For A Homeless Man
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA homeless man who usually spends his birthdays alone has had a surprise party thrown for him by kind-hearted strangers. Steve is a popular face in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, and is often seen with his dog Tyson near a disused phone booth by the TSB bank. Every year the 46-year-old celebrates his birthday alone and […]
Cash Cuts Will Affect Homeless In Wales
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThere are fears that funding to help vulnerable people with housing will be cut, despite promises to protect it. The £125m Supporting People programme will no longer be ring-fenced in the Welsh Government’s budget in 2019-20, as ministers revealed spending details. Instead, it will be merged with other pots of money, giving councils more flexibility […]