In a remarkable moment for British history, last week the country’s most senior judge Lady Hale delivered the news that the prorogation of parliament was unlawful – whilst wearing a flesh-eating camel spider brooch. Naturally, social media was soon inundated with pictures of the metaphoric fashion choice, and shortly after, a t-shirt bearing the same […]
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 Leeming2019-10-01 09:47:122020-02-25 14:24:01‘Spiderwoman’ T-Shirts Raise Money For The Homeless
More than eight million people in England – around one in seven – are living in unaffordable, insecure or unsuitable homes, according to a new report by the National Housing Federation (NHF). In the first of its kind, the State of the Nation report captures exactly how many people are hit by different aspects of the […]
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There is set to be a “dramatic fall” in the share in government funding for new homes in North England, according to reports from the regions housing associations. Home for the North, an alliance of 17 associations, said that if the funding was to be cut, the region’s share would fall to half of what […]
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A developer has admitted erecting anti-homeless hoardings around a city centre building because the approach of supporting rough sleepers is ‘not working.’ Giant boards have appeared around the Lewis’s building on the corner of Ranelagh Street and Renshaw Street in the city centre in recent days, reports the Liverpool Echo. The boards are covering doorways […]
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THE number of empty homes in England increased by almost 11,000 last year to 216,000, a study reveals. Research by Action on Empty Homes and the Nationwide building society indicated that 2018 saw the fastest rise in the number of long-term unoccupied properties since the 2008 recession. Their report calls for urgent action to bring […]
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Machine learning technology is transforming industries from healthcare to fashion – but can it also solve homelessness? A team of data scientists backed by the Alan Turing Institute have been working with StreetLink, a homelessness charity, to look into how machine learning can help improve the decision-making process that goes on behind the scenes in […]
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A Lancashire council has agreed to gift a development site to a not-for-profit company looking to provide housing for homeless people and armed forces veterans. Building for Humanity is looking to take on a site in Charter Street, Accrington, with a view to building a £3million-plus scheme including 15 one-bedroom apartments, 15 two-bedroom apartments, three […]
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The government’s own figures show that a household became homeless every four minutes in England over the past Brexit-dominated year. And the new MHCLG stats also show a new generation of young people and families are being hit by the housing emergency, with 56,440 aged 16 to 24 becoming homeless or threatened with homelessness during […]
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Women’s Aid has launched the findings from its annual ‘No Women Turned Away’ project. Through quantitative data collected by specialist practitioners; qualitative interviews with survivors of domestic abuse; and artwork, including photographs and poems; the report illustrates the ‘lived impact’ that unequal access to refuges and support services has had on women. According to the report, 309 […]
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Homeless campaigners are furious after a vulnerable rough sleeper was refused entry to Liverpool Council’s homeless shelter because he was from Wirral. The Liverpool Echo reports that outreach workers found the man on the streets and told him about the council’s Labre House shelter in Camden Street – which the authority has continually said will always […]
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‘Spiderwoman’ T-Shirts Raise Money For The Homeless
/in News /by Jamie LeemingIn a remarkable moment for British history, last week the country’s most senior judge Lady Hale delivered the news that the prorogation of parliament was unlawful – whilst wearing a flesh-eating camel spider brooch. Naturally, social media was soon inundated with pictures of the metaphoric fashion choice, and shortly after, a t-shirt bearing the same […]
‘Millions’ Affected By Housing Crisis
/in News /by Jamie LeemingMore than eight million people in England – around one in seven – are living in unaffordable, insecure or unsuitable homes, according to a new report by the National Housing Federation (NHF). In the first of its kind, the State of the Nation report captures exactly how many people are hit by different aspects of the […]
It’s Grim Up North As Funding For Housing Slides
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThere is set to be a “dramatic fall” in the share in government funding for new homes in North England, according to reports from the regions housing associations. Home for the North, an alliance of 17 associations, said that if the funding was to be cut, the region’s share would fall to half of what […]
Lewis’s Boarded Up To Deter Rough Sleepers
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA developer has admitted erecting anti-homeless hoardings around a city centre building because the approach of supporting rough sleepers is ‘not working.’ Giant boards have appeared around the Lewis’s building on the corner of Ranelagh Street and Renshaw Street in the city centre in recent days, reports the Liverpool Echo. The boards are covering doorways […]
The Scandal Of Empty Homes
/in News /by Jamie LeemingTHE number of empty homes in England increased by almost 11,000 last year to 216,000, a study reveals. Research by Action on Empty Homes and the Nationwide building society indicated that 2018 saw the fastest rise in the number of long-term unoccupied properties since the 2008 recession. Their report calls for urgent action to bring […]
Can New Technology Help Solve The Homelessness Crisis?
/in News /by Jamie LeemingMachine learning technology is transforming industries from healthcare to fashion – but can it also solve homelessness? A team of data scientists backed by the Alan Turing Institute have been working with StreetLink, a homelessness charity, to look into how machine learning can help improve the decision-making process that goes on behind the scenes in […]
Homes For Heroes
/in News /by Jamie LeemingA Lancashire council has agreed to gift a development site to a not-for-profit company looking to provide housing for homeless people and armed forces veterans. Building for Humanity is looking to take on a site in Charter Street, Accrington, with a view to building a £3million-plus scheme including 15 one-bedroom apartments, 15 two-bedroom apartments, three […]
Young People ‘Disproportionately Affected By Homelessness’
/in News /by Jamie LeemingThe government’s own figures show that a household became homeless every four minutes in England over the past Brexit-dominated year. And the new MHCLG stats also show a new generation of young people and families are being hit by the housing emergency, with 56,440 aged 16 to 24 becoming homeless or threatened with homelessness during […]
Women Fleeing Domestic Abuse Left With ‘Nowhere To Turn’
/in News /by Jamie LeemingWomen’s Aid has launched the findings from its annual ‘No Women Turned Away’ project. Through quantitative data collected by specialist practitioners; qualitative interviews with survivors of domestic abuse; and artwork, including photographs and poems; the report illustrates the ‘lived impact’ that unequal access to refuges and support services has had on women. According to the report, 309 […]
Rough Sleeper Denied Help Because He Was From The Wirral
/in News /by Jamie LeemingHomeless campaigners are furious after a vulnerable rough sleeper was refused entry to Liverpool Council’s homeless shelter because he was from Wirral. The Liverpool Echo reports that outreach workers found the man on the streets and told him about the council’s Labre House shelter in Camden Street – which the authority has continually said will always […]