Shelter urges government to end unfair debt burden that stops councils delivering new homes. It would take over a century (119 years) to clear existing social housing waiting lists in England at the government’s current speed of delivering new social homes, new Shelter research shows. Despite more than 1.3 million households being stuck on social […]
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 Leeming2026-06-16 07:28:322026-06-16 07:28:32Building Social Homes At Current Speed Will Take 119 Years To Clear Housing Waiting Lists
Hidden homeless women are being missed from official figures, reports the BBC. “When people used to see me, they didn’t believe I was homeless,” Victoria says. She did not look like a rough sleeper and did not drink or take drugs. “So it was hard for people to believe that I was actually homeless.” For […]
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 Leeming2026-06-16 07:27:552026-06-16 07:27:55Homeless Women Missing From Official Figures
Plans have been lodged to create an all-year round service, reports the Liverpool Echo. A rough sleeping hub in the heart of Liverpool city centre is to become a permanent fixture for those facing a night on the streets. Since January 2024, in partnership with Liverpool Council, the Whitechapel Centre has operated a night assessment […]
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 Leeming2026-06-08 08:15:472026-06-08 08:15:47Permanent Rough Sleeping Hub To Open In Liverpool
Centrepoint warns young people facing ‘huge scarcity of work opportunities’ after Alan Milburn’s report on crisis, reports the Guardian. The growing number of young people not in work or education is driving more into unstable housing or homelessness, charities have said. A government-commissioned review into the crisis facing young people in the UK said there […]
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 Leeming2026-06-08 08:15:162026-06-08 08:15:16Rise In Youth Unemployment Driving More To Homelessness
The government’s landmark Social Housing Bill is returning to Parliament for its Second Reading, reports Gov.uk. Domestic abusers will be evicted from social homes and victims will be able to stay safely in their communities, under a new landmark Social Housing Bill returning to Parliament for its Second Reading today (Monday 1 June). Under new […]
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 Leeming2026-06-08 08:14:442026-06-08 08:14:44Domestic Abusers To Be Evicted Under New Landmark Housing Law
Liverpool Echo Special Report: As batches of highly potent and hugely dangerous synthetic opiates circulate in the region, those trapped in addiction on the streets are staring death in the face each time they use. “It was like the exorcist, my body was rejecting everything. Then I woke up in the hospital.” These are the […]
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Rising rent costs are pushing more people into rough sleeping and the new Renters Rights’ Act needed to go further to support those in hardship, reports the BBC. The act came into force on 1 May and banned no-fault evictions, ended fixed-term tenancies and introduced new rules to stop bidding wars meaning renters cannot be […]
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 Leeming2026-05-31 15:52:292026-05-31 15:52:29Rent Caps Needed To Help Homeless, Charity Says
Special report: As batches of highly potent and hugely dangerous synthetic opiates circulate in the region, those trapped in addiction on the streets are staring death in the face each time they use repots the Liverpool Echo. “It was like the exorcist, my body was rejecting everything. Then I woke up in the hospital.” These […]
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LBC previously highlighted warnings that the loss London’s only homeless detox clinic in March would “undoubtedly” lead to a loss of lives and increased pressure on A&E departments. On Thursday – less than an hour before Mr Streeting resigned from the Government and called for Sir Keir Starmer to step down – a government spokesperson […]
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Some Neighbourhood Policing teams in the North East are carrying emergency shelters, known as Sleep Pods, to help the homeless, reports the BBC. Durham Constabulary has been given 100 Sleep Pods to provide temporary shelter to people sleeping rough and helping protect them from the elements. Officers can distribute the pods to vulnerable people they […]
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 Leeming2026-05-17 16:20:502026-05-17 16:20:50Police Force Hands Out Sleep Pods For Homeless
Building Social Homes At Current Speed Will Take 119 Years To Clear Housing Waiting Lists
/in News /by Jamie LeemingShelter urges government to end unfair debt burden that stops councils delivering new homes. It would take over a century (119 years) to clear existing social housing waiting lists in England at the government’s current speed of delivering new social homes, new Shelter research shows. Despite more than 1.3 million households being stuck on social […]
Homeless Women Missing From Official Figures
/in News /by Jamie LeemingHidden homeless women are being missed from official figures, reports the BBC. “When people used to see me, they didn’t believe I was homeless,” Victoria says. She did not look like a rough sleeper and did not drink or take drugs. “So it was hard for people to believe that I was actually homeless.” For […]
Permanent Rough Sleeping Hub To Open In Liverpool
/in News /by Jamie LeemingPlans have been lodged to create an all-year round service, reports the Liverpool Echo. A rough sleeping hub in the heart of Liverpool city centre is to become a permanent fixture for those facing a night on the streets. Since January 2024, in partnership with Liverpool Council, the Whitechapel Centre has operated a night assessment […]
Rise In Youth Unemployment Driving More To Homelessness
/in News /by Jamie LeemingCentrepoint warns young people facing ‘huge scarcity of work opportunities’ after Alan Milburn’s report on crisis, reports the Guardian. The growing number of young people not in work or education is driving more into unstable housing or homelessness, charities have said. A government-commissioned review into the crisis facing young people in the UK said there […]
Domestic Abusers To Be Evicted Under New Landmark Housing Law
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe government’s landmark Social Housing Bill is returning to Parliament for its Second Reading, reports Gov.uk. Domestic abusers will be evicted from social homes and victims will be able to stay safely in their communities, under a new landmark Social Housing Bill returning to Parliament for its Second Reading today (Monday 1 June). Under new […]
‘Every Time I Take It Now I’m Scared’ – Horrifying Reality Facing Liverpool’s Drug Users
/in News /by Jamie LeemingLiverpool Echo Special Report: As batches of highly potent and hugely dangerous synthetic opiates circulate in the region, those trapped in addiction on the streets are staring death in the face each time they use. “It was like the exorcist, my body was rejecting everything. Then I woke up in the hospital.” These are the […]
Rent Caps Needed To Help Homeless, Charity Says
/in News /by Jamie LeemingRising rent costs are pushing more people into rough sleeping and the new Renters Rights’ Act needed to go further to support those in hardship, reports the BBC. The act came into force on 1 May and banned no-fault evictions, ended fixed-term tenancies and introduced new rules to stop bidding wars meaning renters cannot be […]
‘Every Time I Take It Now I’m Scared’ – Horrifying Reality Facing Liverpool’s Drug Users
/in News /by Jamie LeemingSpecial report: As batches of highly potent and hugely dangerous synthetic opiates circulate in the region, those trapped in addiction on the streets are staring death in the face each time they use repots the Liverpool Echo. “It was like the exorcist, my body was rejecting everything. Then I woke up in the hospital.” These […]
Support For London’s Rough Sleepers To Be Revisited After Closure Of Capital’s Only Homeless Drug And Alcohol Clinic
/in News /by Jamie LeemingLBC previously highlighted warnings that the loss London’s only homeless detox clinic in March would “undoubtedly” lead to a loss of lives and increased pressure on A&E departments. On Thursday – less than an hour before Mr Streeting resigned from the Government and called for Sir Keir Starmer to step down – a government spokesperson […]
Police Force Hands Out Sleep Pods For Homeless
/in News /by Jamie LeemingSome Neighbourhood Policing teams in the North East are carrying emergency shelters, known as Sleep Pods, to help the homeless, reports the BBC. Durham Constabulary has been given 100 Sleep Pods to provide temporary shelter to people sleeping rough and helping protect them from the elements. Officers can distribute the pods to vulnerable people they […]