One of the Venus projects, Our Place, Sefton Care Leavers Centre, is being evaluated as they are coming to the end of their funding. Sefton Care Leavers’ Centre is managed by Venus and has been funded through Big Lottery. It provides support in partnership with Sefton MBC Corporate Parenting Team and Sefton CVS to young people 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 Leeming2017-04-19 20:31:422017-04-19 20:31:42Venus Wants To Hear What You Think Of Their Project
A group of squatters calling themselves the “Love Activists” have taken over a disused bank in Hamilton Square, Birkenhead. Around half-a-dozen protesters occupied the former Barclay’s Bank on Monday morning saying they intend to open for the homeless. The Love Activists took over the empty Bank of England building in Castle Street, Liverpool, for two […]
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 Leeming2017-04-19 20:30:222020-02-25 15:35:28Homelessness Protesters Occupy Another Bank – In Birkenhead
Vulnerable young homeless people are being lured by unscrupulous landlords with adverts offering accommodation in exchange for sex, a BBC investigation has found. The offers, which are completely legal, are on classified ad sites such as Craigslist. But charities have described the adverts as exploitative and MP Peter Kyle wants them made illegal. Craigslist, which […]
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 Leeming2017-04-19 20:29:122017-04-19 20:29:12Sex For Rent Adverts To Lure The Homeless
The number of homeless families being moved out of London and into temporary accommodation elsewhere has gone up five-fold since 2012, the BBC reports. According to figures released by London Councils (LC), the number of placements rose from 113 between April and June 2012 to 551 between December and April 2016. Local Authorities are forced […]
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 Leeming2017-04-11 20:22:572017-04-11 20:22:57Homeless Families Being Priced Out Of London
More than a third of local councils are now targeting rough sleepers with enforcement measures, research by Crisis has found. A report in Metro says that nearly three-quarters of homeless people said they had experienced some kind of enforcement in the past year, with one in ten receiving a formal measure with legal penalties. Eight out […]
A policeman has been reprimanded after paying £2 for a homeless man’s stolen biscuits. Derbyshire PC Martin Rothwell faced a charge of gross misconduct after admitting paying for the two packets of biscuits, which the homeless man had taken from a Poundland store. The man was a prolific shoplifter and had been detained at 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 Leeming2017-04-04 13:05:312017-04-04 13:05:31Kind Cop’s Punishment Takes The Biscuit!
A thoughtful young woman from Liverpool has come up with a great idea to help buy ‘period packs’ for homeless women in the city. Lauren Corkill, from Orrell Park, studies psychotherapy at the University of Central Lancashire. She came up with the idea after reading about growing homelessness as well as seeing the problem on […]
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 Leeming2017-03-28 15:22:442020-02-25 15:36:12‘Period Packs’ For Liverpool Homeless Women
A new law that will require councils to provide earlier intervention to prevent homelessness has passed through parliament. The Homelessness Reduction Bill also requires councils to provide advice and help to all affected, not just those protected under existing laws. The private member’s bill, introduced by Conservative MP Bob Blackman, has received government backing. Mr. […]
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 Leeming2017-03-28 15:22:062017-03-28 15:22:06Homelessness Reduction Bill Passes Through Parliament
The number of households in temporary accommodation went up by 10% annually to 75,740 in the last quarter of 2016, according to the official homelessness statistics released by the Department for Communities and Local Government. According to analysis by Homeless Link, the number of households accepted as homeless by local authorities in the fourth quarter was 14,420, […]
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 Leeming2017-03-28 15:21:152017-03-28 15:21:45Latest Figures Show Increase In Homelessness
A notorious Liverpool criminal paid for eight rough sleepers to spend two nights in luxury at Liverpool’s Shankly hotel. Sam Walker, a well-known local criminal, gathered a group of homeless people from the streets of the city-centre and offered to put them up at his own expense. He paid for two executive rooms for 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 Leeming2017-03-20 14:30:052020-02-25 15:36:46Kindlhearted Criminal Treats Homeless To Top Hotel
Venus Wants To Hear What You Think Of Their Project
/in News /by Jamie LeemingOne of the Venus projects, Our Place, Sefton Care Leavers Centre, is being evaluated as they are coming to the end of their funding. Sefton Care Leavers’ Centre is managed by Venus and has been funded through Big Lottery. It provides support in partnership with Sefton MBC Corporate Parenting Team and Sefton CVS to young people in […]
Homelessness Protesters Occupy Another Bank – In Birkenhead
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA group of squatters calling themselves the “Love Activists” have taken over a disused bank in Hamilton Square, Birkenhead. Around half-a-dozen protesters occupied the former Barclay’s Bank on Monday morning saying they intend to open for the homeless. The Love Activists took over the empty Bank of England building in Castle Street, Liverpool, for two […]
Sex For Rent Adverts To Lure The Homeless
/in News /by Jamie LeemingVulnerable young homeless people are being lured by unscrupulous landlords with adverts offering accommodation in exchange for sex, a BBC investigation has found. The offers, which are completely legal, are on classified ad sites such as Craigslist. But charities have described the adverts as exploitative and MP Peter Kyle wants them made illegal. Craigslist, which […]
Homeless Families Being Priced Out Of London
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe number of homeless families being moved out of London and into temporary accommodation elsewhere has gone up five-fold since 2012, the BBC reports. According to figures released by London Councils (LC), the number of placements rose from 113 between April and June 2012 to 551 between December and April 2016. Local Authorities are forced […]
Local Councils Targeting Rough Sleepers
/in News /by Jamie LeemingMore than a third of local councils are now targeting rough sleepers with enforcement measures, research by Crisis has found. A report in Metro says that nearly three-quarters of homeless people said they had experienced some kind of enforcement in the past year, with one in ten receiving a formal measure with legal penalties. Eight out […]
Kind Cop’s Punishment Takes The Biscuit!
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA policeman has been reprimanded after paying £2 for a homeless man’s stolen biscuits. Derbyshire PC Martin Rothwell faced a charge of gross misconduct after admitting paying for the two packets of biscuits, which the homeless man had taken from a Poundland store. The man was a prolific shoplifter and had been detained at the […]
‘Period Packs’ For Liverpool Homeless Women
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA thoughtful young woman from Liverpool has come up with a great idea to help buy ‘period packs’ for homeless women in the city. Lauren Corkill, from Orrell Park, studies psychotherapy at the University of Central Lancashire. She came up with the idea after reading about growing homelessness as well as seeing the problem on […]
Homelessness Reduction Bill Passes Through Parliament
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA new law that will require councils to provide earlier intervention to prevent homelessness has passed through parliament. The Homelessness Reduction Bill also requires councils to provide advice and help to all affected, not just those protected under existing laws. The private member’s bill, introduced by Conservative MP Bob Blackman, has received government backing. Mr. […]
Latest Figures Show Increase In Homelessness
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe number of households in temporary accommodation went up by 10% annually to 75,740 in the last quarter of 2016, according to the official homelessness statistics released by the Department for Communities and Local Government. According to analysis by Homeless Link, the number of households accepted as homeless by local authorities in the fourth quarter was 14,420, […]
Kindlhearted Criminal Treats Homeless To Top Hotel
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA notorious Liverpool criminal paid for eight rough sleepers to spend two nights in luxury at Liverpool’s Shankly hotel. Sam Walker, a well-known local criminal, gathered a group of homeless people from the streets of the city-centre and offered to put them up at his own expense. He paid for two executive rooms for the […]