Once granted refugee status asylum seekers have just 28 days to leave their Home Office accommodation, according to a new report. This leaves many to rely on charity as they try to integrate into British society. The report also highlights a two-tier system between refugees who journey across Europe to get here, and those 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 Leeming2017-05-16 12:29:452017-05-16 12:29:45Refugees are being left homeless say MPs
Greater Manchester’s newly elected Mayor, Andy Burnham, is teaming up with national homeless charity Crisis to make homelessness a priority. Mr. Burnham, who took 63% of the vote for an emphatic win in last week’s election, promised to set up a new “Homelessness Action Network” to initiate a range of community groups toward ending homelessness […]
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 Leeming2017-05-10 19:05:102020-02-25 15:33:52Manchester Metro Mayor To End Homelessness “By 2020”
There have been a rising number of deaths in Europe and America linked to the use of two opioid drugs – fentanyl and carfentanil – that are reportedly being mixed into heroin. Now, both fentanyl and carfentanil appear to have arrived in the UK – several people in the northeast of England have died in […]
With low levels of voter registration among people who are homeless, and a deadline of 22nd May to register for the General Election, can homelessness services increase democratic engagement in time to make a difference? Homeless Link has produced a really useful guide for helping the homeless to register to vote in the upcoming elections. You […]
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 Leeming2017-05-02 11:36:322017-05-02 11:37:22Help The Homeless To Vote In The Upcoming Elections
Last November the Bosco bee colony was put to bed for the winter with enough food to see them through the cold months and an extra layer of insulation around the hive. But the season has ended in disaster as the first inspection of 2017 has revealed that the bee colony has been devastated – […]
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 Leeming2017-04-24 12:25:572017-04-24 12:25:57Bad News For Bosco Bees
A promotional campaign to advertise Budweiser beer has divided opinion as free cans were handed out to the public, including homeless people, in Liverpool city centre. Last Wednesday afternoon a ‘Bud Light’ promotions van parked in Whitechapel and staff began handing out cans of lager to passers-by. The vehicle was told to move by council […]
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 Leeming2017-04-24 12:24:562017-04-24 12:24:56Free Beer Handed To The Homeless Of Liverpool
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
Refugees are being left homeless say MPs
/in News /by Jamie LeemingOnce granted refugee status asylum seekers have just 28 days to leave their Home Office accommodation, according to a new report. This leaves many to rely on charity as they try to integrate into British society. The report also highlights a two-tier system between refugees who journey across Europe to get here, and those the […]
Manchester Metro Mayor To End Homelessness “By 2020”
/in News /by Jamie LeemingGreater Manchester’s newly elected Mayor, Andy Burnham, is teaming up with national homeless charity Crisis to make homelessness a priority. Mr. Burnham, who took 63% of the vote for an emphatic win in last week’s election, promised to set up a new “Homelessness Action Network” to initiate a range of community groups toward ending homelessness […]
Deadly Drugs Warning
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThere have been a rising number of deaths in Europe and America linked to the use of two opioid drugs – fentanyl and carfentanil – that are reportedly being mixed into heroin. Now, both fentanyl and carfentanil appear to have arrived in the UK – several people in the northeast of England have died in […]
Help The Homeless To Vote In The Upcoming Elections
/in News /by Jamie LeemingWith low levels of voter registration among people who are homeless, and a deadline of 22nd May to register for the General Election, can homelessness services increase democratic engagement in time to make a difference? Homeless Link has produced a really useful guide for helping the homeless to register to vote in the upcoming elections. You […]
Bad News For Bosco Bees
/in News /by Jamie LeemingLast November the Bosco bee colony was put to bed for the winter with enough food to see them through the cold months and an extra layer of insulation around the hive. But the season has ended in disaster as the first inspection of 2017 has revealed that the bee colony has been devastated – […]
Free Beer Handed To The Homeless Of Liverpool
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA promotional campaign to advertise Budweiser beer has divided opinion as free cans were handed out to the public, including homeless people, in Liverpool city centre. Last Wednesday afternoon a ‘Bud Light’ promotions van parked in Whitechapel and staff began handing out cans of lager to passers-by. The vehicle was told to move by council […]
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 […]