BHT Sussex have run the service for the past 3 years. In the past 12 months, the service has worked with 5,500 East Sussex residents, supporting single people and families who are facing a range of housing related issues. We support people who are at imminent risk of homelessness, people who require support to remain in their current accommodation, people who need support regarding domestic abuse, harassment and hate crime, people who need to claim benefits that they are entitled to, and those who need to reduce debt that is putting their housing at risk.
In the last 12 months we have worked with clients who have been referred by the following agencies:
Children’s Services:
603 people were referred by Statutory Children’s Services
(referrals from Children’s Services are when the risk to
children in the household is high), including:
• 80 families at direct risk of homelessness
• 120 families already experiencing homelessness (families
living in temporary accommodation, living in unsecure
accommodation)
• 101 people at risk of domestic violence
Adult Social Care:
2,230 people were referred by Adult Social Care, including:
• 490 people referred due to Mental Health problems (anxiety,
depression, bi-polar disorder, schizoaffective disorders,
personality disorders)
• 336 people referred directly from the Dementia Support Team
(over 60’s)
• 132 people referred due to high levels of vulnerability due
to frailty (over 60’s) – (frailty relates to the
client’s mental and physical resilience, or their ability to
bounce back and recover from events like illness and injury).
Local Housing Authorities:
1,416 referrals from the Local Housing Authorities (the 5 District
and Boroughs- Hastings, Rother, Wealden, Eastbourne, Lewes):
• 282 single people referred who were homeless (208) or at
risk of homelessness (74)
• 299 families referred that were homeless (175) or at risk of
homelessness (124)
• 243 people referred due to Mental Health problems
• 101 older people referred with support needs (access to
extra care housing, support with benefit applications, referrals
for ASC care packages, mobility issues, physical health
issues)
• 98 people referred at risk of domestic violence
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