Drop-in event for World Homeless Day 10th October 2022 Hull City Council and partners are marking this year’s World Homeless Day (Monday 10 October) with a drop-in at 30 King Edward Street to highlight the problems homeless people face, the services available to support people experiencing homelessness, and, how by early intervention, we can prevent people from becoming homeless. Visitors are invited to drop-in […] Read more Housing News homelessness
Extension of grant to help Hull’s rough sleepers 16th April 2021 The Government has confirmed it will extend funding for a Hull City Council initiative to help alleviate rough sleeping in the city. The £110,000 grant from the Government’s Rough Sleeping Initiative provides another three months of funding for an assessment hub in the city where outreach workers assess the needs of rough sleepers and help […] Read more News homelessnessrough sleepers
Extra funding to reduce rough sleeping and homelessness in Hull 20th May 2020 A Hull homelessness charity has funded extra staff to reduce rough sleeping and homelessness in the city during the coronavirus pandemic. The support from Hull Harp will help outreach programme Emmaus Hull to support those in temporary accommodation in the city. It will fund a six-month outreach post, an extra team member to assist those […] Read more Coronavirus Housing News EmmaushomelessnessHull Harprough sleeping
Coronavirus: How council tenants could be affected by service changes 30th March 2020 Hull City Council tenants are being updated on how changes to the authority’s neighbourhoods and housing service could affect them during the coronavirus outbreak. Services are being affected in areas such as rent payments, housing repairs and homelessness. Here are how some of the services will be affected: Repairs and planned improvements The council will […] Read more Cancellations Closures Coronavirus Housing News Public Health homelessnessNeighbourhoods and housing
Rough sleeper numbers in Hull down 31 per cent 6th March 2020 Hull has seen a 31 per cent decrease in the number of rough sleepers – bucking the national trend. Rough sleeper figures published by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government showed numbers in the city have fallen from 26 to 18 since the last count in 2018. Nationally, there was a nine per […] Read more Housing News Communities and Local GovernmentCouncillor John BlackEmmaushomelessnessHousingrough sleepingWilson Centre
Hull gets £1m for homelessness prevention 29th January 2020 Hull City Council has been awarded just under £1m to continue its work on tackling rough sleeping by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). The funding will enable the council and its partner organisations to continue and strengthen homelessness prevention activities, as well as work with rough sleepers. It will be used […] Read more Housing News Councillor John BlackhomelessnessMHCLG
How former rough sleeper Jim escaped homelessness in Hull 16th January 2020 Thousands of people sleep rough on UK streets every night, yet most people think they could never become homeless. Jim Cooper was a dad with a partner and regular work. But after a family breakdown, he found himself sleeping under a bush – and close to death. Now Jim has found the help he needed […] Read more Housing News Emmaushomelessnessrough sleeping
New hub for rough sleepers opens in Hull 28th November 2019 A new service to help people who are sleeping rough has opened in Hull. As temperatures plummet, a new hub has opened with room to accommodate up to eight people who have some of the most complex needs in the city. The hub in Great Union Street offers specialist support including immediate assessment by a […] Read more Housing News domestic abusehomelessnessHull City CouncilHull Domestic Abuse Partnershiprough sleeping
Homelessness – from a teenager’s perspective 26th August 2019 You don’t have to be sleeping on the streets to be homeless. If you’re staying somewhere that you have no legal right to stay, such as a friend’s house or somewhere that is not safe for you, then you are homeless. Young people’s homelessness is a complex issue and there are many reasons why you […] Read more Housing News begginghomelessnessrough sleepingTargeted Youth Support
Group working to tackle problem begging in Hull city centre 2nd July 2019 A partnership in Hull is working to address the issue of problem begging in the city centre. Hull City Council, Humberside Police, HullBID, Emmaus Hull and East Riding, the NHS and other partners are part of the Improving Outcomes group. The group is launching a city centre advertising campaign on Tuesday 2 July, advising people […] Read more Health and Social Care Housing News beggingEmmaushomelessnessHull and East Yorkshire MindHullBIDHumberside PoliceNHSrough sleepingThe Salvation Army Hull
