In total they raised £244,400, which will be used to buy a house close to Goodison for 16 to 23-year olds at risk of homelessness in Liverpool. Everton’s under-23 side launched a fundraising challenge last November to help a supported living initiative run by Everton in the Community (EITC). As part of the ‘Home is […]
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Government figures for ‘spare homes’ show the highest level in 20 years, with 1.4 million properties left empty for over six months. Analysis of Government figures shows that there are more than one million additional homes above those required for households in the UK. This “housing surplus” has nearly doubled from 800,000 spare homes 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 Leeming2017-08-21 19:23:162017-08-21 19:23:16Housing Crisis? What About The 1.4 MILLION Empty Houses!
Homeless families are being given emergency accommodation in a holiday camp as Britain’s housing crisis continues to spiral out of control. Flintshire County Council has confirmed it is using Pontins Holiday Camp in Prestatyn, North Wales, to house families as pressure grows the housing waiting list. The number of people waiting for a council home […]
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Britain’s homelessness crisis is predicted to skyrocket, say researchers, with rough sleeping across the UK to jump by more than three quarters (76%) over the next decade, A new report from Crisis says that around 9,100 people were sleeping rough in 2016, with the number expected to rise to 16,000 in 2026. In 2016, 159,900 […]
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A young mum was brought to tears after being given a new home by a millionaire who was, himself, homeless as a child. Marco Robinson, 49, a property developer now worth £25m, bought 18 year-old Holly a three-bedroom flat in Preston, Lancashire, after she showed him the mould-covered flat she shared with her baby. According […]
Liverpool City Council has revealed that we have a major problem with asylum seekers who travel to the city and have their final appeal hearing rejected – and potentially end up living on the city’s streets. And town hall bosses say the problem is made far worse by the fact that they could be actually be […]
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There seems to be an app for everything these days – there’s even one now that can help rough sleepers to find a bed for the night! Streetlink is a new online service that enables the public to alert local authorities in England and Wales about people sleeping rough in their area. The website provides […]
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Increasing numbers of Scottish people are being made homeless amid a housing crisis fuelled by crippling Tory welfare cuts – and half those who feared losing their home or finding themselves on the streets are aged 16 to 34. According to research by the homeless charity Shelter, figures show a higher proportion of young people bearing […]
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 Leeming2017-08-08 09:11:082017-08-08 09:11:08Young Scots Face A Bleak Future In Housing Crisis
Liverpool city council will spend £948,000, over two years, from a Government grant to help prevent people from ending up in a position where they are at risk of losing their home. According to the Liverpool Echo, a report to the council this Friday (August 4th) will recommend using the money to increase the number […]
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A group of students have pledged to spend their summer helping homeless women in the North East. According to a report in Chronicle Live, the friends from St Wilfred’s College in South Shields have launched ‘NE Flow’ and aim to collect donations of sanitary products to give to women in the region who are struggling. 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 Leeming2017-07-31 19:27:232020-02-25 15:28:20Students Set Up Project To Help Homeless Women
Everton Under-23 Squad Raise Money To Buy A House For Young Homeless
/in News /by Jamie LeemingIn total they raised £244,400, which will be used to buy a house close to Goodison for 16 to 23-year olds at risk of homelessness in Liverpool. Everton’s under-23 side launched a fundraising challenge last November to help a supported living initiative run by Everton in the Community (EITC). As part of the ‘Home is […]
Housing Crisis? What About The 1.4 MILLION Empty Houses!
/in News /by Jamie LeemingGovernment figures for ‘spare homes’ show the highest level in 20 years, with 1.4 million properties left empty for over six months. Analysis of Government figures shows that there are more than one million additional homes above those required for households in the UK. This “housing surplus” has nearly doubled from 800,000 spare homes in […]
When Staying At Pontins Is No Holiday
/in News /by Jamie LeemingHomeless families are being given emergency accommodation in a holiday camp as Britain’s housing crisis continues to spiral out of control. Flintshire County Council has confirmed it is using Pontins Holiday Camp in Prestatyn, North Wales, to house families as pressure grows the housing waiting list. The number of people waiting for a council home […]
Homelessness Will Increase In The Coming Years, Study Predicts
/in News /by Jamie LeemingBritain’s homelessness crisis is predicted to skyrocket, say researchers, with rough sleeping across the UK to jump by more than three quarters (76%) over the next decade, A new report from Crisis says that around 9,100 people were sleeping rough in 2016, with the number expected to rise to 16,000 in 2026. In 2016, 159,900 […]
Good Samaritan Helps Homeless Mum
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA young mum was brought to tears after being given a new home by a millionaire who was, himself, homeless as a child. Marco Robinson, 49, a property developer now worth £25m, bought 18 year-old Holly a three-bedroom flat in Preston, Lancashire, after she showed him the mould-covered flat she shared with her baby. According […]
Liverpool In A Bind Over Homeless Asylum Seekers
/in News /by Jamie LeemingLiverpool City Council has revealed that we have a major problem with asylum seekers who travel to the city and have their final appeal hearing rejected – and potentially end up living on the city’s streets. And town hall bosses say the problem is made far worse by the fact that they could be actually be […]
Streetlink – A New Online Service To Help Rough Sleepers
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThere seems to be an app for everything these days – there’s even one now that can help rough sleepers to find a bed for the night! Streetlink is a new online service that enables the public to alert local authorities in England and Wales about people sleeping rough in their area. The website provides […]
Young Scots Face A Bleak Future In Housing Crisis
/in News /by Jamie LeemingIncreasing numbers of Scottish people are being made homeless amid a housing crisis fuelled by crippling Tory welfare cuts – and half those who feared losing their home or finding themselves on the streets are aged 16 to 34. According to research by the homeless charity Shelter, figures show a higher proportion of young people bearing […]
Liverpool Gets An Extra £1 Million To Prevent Homelessness
/in News /by Jamie LeemingLiverpool city council will spend £948,000, over two years, from a Government grant to help prevent people from ending up in a position where they are at risk of losing their home. According to the Liverpool Echo, a report to the council this Friday (August 4th) will recommend using the money to increase the number […]
Students Set Up Project To Help Homeless Women
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA group of students have pledged to spend their summer helping homeless women in the North East. According to a report in Chronicle Live, the friends from St Wilfred’s College in South Shields have launched ‘NE Flow’ and aim to collect donations of sanitary products to give to women in the region who are struggling. The […]