Bosco Are Hiring Bank Relief Support Workers

Job Purpose: To work as part of a team endeavouring to provide quality accommodation and support services for adults within a safe and secure environment. Main Responsibilities: To provide client support services within a hostel environment and to provide cover on an as required basis. For full duties please see the Job Description below. Working […]

The Homeless ‘Being Denied Access To Mainstream GP Services’

A study led by the University of Birmingham has painted a shaming picture of neglect and discrimination shown towards the homeless when accessing UK health services. Researchers interviewed 22 homeless people aged over 18 at three Midland homeless shelters in order to gauge their experience of accessing NHS services following anecdotal reports that the homeless […]

The Future: ‘Crisis Of Pensioner Homelessness’

More than 600,000 members of so-called ‘Generation Rent’ are facing an “inevitable catastrophe” of homelessness when they retire, according to the first government inquiry into what will happen to millennials in the UK who have been unable to get on the housing ladder as they age. People’s incomes typically halve after retirement. Those in the […]

Extending Liverpool’s Landlord Licensing Scheme

Liverpool City Council is set to submit a bid to the Government to extend its pioneering landlord licensing scheme for another five years from 1 April 2020. It follows a three-month consultation from March to May that garnered views on the cost of the license, the conditions and the wider benefits of the groundbreaking scheme […]

Housing First Launched On Merseyside

A ground-breaking scheme is set to begin work with 60 homeless people across Merseyside this week. Chosen as one of three locations to pilot the new Housing First project, 16 staff will get to work after completing a comprehensive two-week training programme which aims to tackle homelessness based on international evidence. In the first phase […]

‘Hipster Fascists’ Feed Only White Homeless People

A​n extremist​ group​ has been​ seen spreading their race hate message – by selecting whites only as they gave out meals to homeless people in Glasgow. Members of the group ‘Generation Identity’ ​sported their branded steward-like y​ellow jackets as they spoke to rough sleepers on Glasgow’s Buchanan Street. The group’s appearance, which bucks the right-wing […]

Failing Benefits System Causing Homelessness In Wirral

  Universal Credit is contributing to a rise in homelessness because landlords are choosing to quit the market and sell their properties rather than trust claimants to pay their rent on time, a report has suggested. The same report, on homelessness in Wirral, suggests struggling parents are kicking their kids out because of welfare changes […]

Massive Merseyside Music Weekender To Help The Homeless

Musicians Against Homelessness (MAH) have announced a massive three-day, multi-venue festival across Liverpool, Wirral, Runcorn, Widnes, Birkenhead, Warrington and St Helens, all in aid of raising funds and awareness for the incredible work that Crisis (the UK’s leading homeless charity) do in our communities. Combining some of the UK’s finest musicians of all genres, poets, […]

Charities Being ‘Used To Help Deport Rough Sleepers’

Homelessness charities are being used by the government to harvest information which could see rough sleepers deported, it has been claimed. Sensitive personal information about rough sleepers is being sent directly to the Home Office without their consent and ignores European privacy laws, according to campaigners. The scheme, which is still in a trial phase, […]

Homelessness Prevention Scheme Helped 300 Families Avoid Eviction 

With the backing of two local authorities, Lewisham Credit Union helped tenants clear rent arrears with an interest-free loan, according to a new report. The homelessness prevention scheme helped to save the local authority over a £1m, which it would have spent on looking after the tenants, and also saved housing associations the cost of evictions and […]