The Number Of Rough Sleepers In Liverpool

The number of people sleeping on our city centre’s streets has been revealed as the council warns there is “no need” for homeless to sleep in the city. Figures released by the council reveal how many people are facing a night outdoors as the temperature plummets, reports the Liverpool Echo. In the last year, 889 […]

Bosco Are Hiring!

Our lovely friends over at Bosco are looking to hire bank staff to work as part of a team that provides quality accommodation and support services for adults. The job is to provide client support services within a hostel environment and to provide cover on an ‘as required’ basis, i.e. cover shifts at times of […]

A Cold Xmas For Young Homeless People

More than 22,000 young people could be homeless or at risk of being made homeless in England this Christmas, according to a study. Centrepoint, the youth homeless charity, said its analysis laid bare for the first time the scale of the issue among young people over winter, according to a report in The Guardian. The […]

Free Burgers For The Homeless On Xmas Day

The kind-hearted boss of a Liverpool burger business is going to give up his Christmas day to feed and help the city’s homeless and vulnerable. Thomas Quirk has only been running the Good Burger restaurant in County Road for a few months but has decided he wants to use the business to help those in […]

Homeless Group Vow To Carry On Squatting

The Chester squatters have recently been evicted from their fourth squat – but decided to borrow shopping trolleys from Tesco’s store to help with their removals. Leader Wayne Lammond bumped into police officers while pushing the trolleys down Foregate Street, reports CheshireLive. Reluctantly officers agreed the four trolleys could be borrowed but must be returned. […]

‘Homeless, Not Voiceless’ Information On Voting

As we all know, there will be a general election in the UK on 12 December 2019. But can homeless people vote? The homeless charity Crisis has published some crucial information on helping the homeless to exercise their democratic right to vote. Firstly, to vote in the general election you must be registered to vote by 26 November […]

From Hospital To A Home

A groundbreaking scheme that helps homeless people while freeing up hospital beds is to continue for another year in Scotland. Patients being treated in A&E at Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, are given specialist help if they have nowhere to live or are at risk of homelessness reports the Courier. As well as sorting out accommodation for […]

Tories Fail On Building New Homes Pledge

A government plan to create 200,000 new homes in England for first-time buyers has resulted in no homes being built, the National Audit Office has found. Announced in 2014, “starter homes” were meant to be aimed at those under the age of 40 and sold at a 20% discount. But, according to the BBC, legislation to […]

Southport Cold Weather Provision

From the 1st of November 2019, our lovely friends at New Start will be providing a Cold Weather Provision through to March 2020 for Rough Sleepers in the Southport area of Sefton. ​The service will run alongside their current sit-up provision located at Hatherlow Hall, which is situated directly behind 40-42 Leyland Road PR9 9JQ. […]

Restaurant To Open On Xmas Day To Feed The Homeless

A Nando’s restaurant in Glasgow has announced it will open on Christmas Day to feed the city’s rough sleepers. In a Facebook post announcing the move, it said it will also be giving out vital items such as toiletries and sleeping bags on the day. The restaurant, on Waterloo Street in Glasgow, posted a picture […]