BHT Sussex

We provide housing, and deliver support, specialist advice and guidance to people across Sussex.

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BHT Sussex

We provide housing, and deliver support, specialist advice and guidance to people across Sussex.

Combating Homelessness, Creating Opportunities, Promoting Change

BHT Sussex is a housing association and a homeless charity. We provide essential services across Brighton & Hove, Eastbourne and Hastings, as well as elsewhere in Sussex. We see it as our role to both challenge the causes of homelessness, poverty and marginalisation and to deal with the consequences.

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Our Service Areas

Work, Learning & Employment

Homelessness

Mental Health & Wellbeing

Addiction Services

Housing, Benefits & Legal Advice

Housing Services

News & Events

‘BHT Sussex in Focus’ exhibition is next month!

BHT Sussex will showcase a powerful collection of our client’s art and written work in a public exhibition next month. The exhibition, entitled ‘BHT Sussex in...
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Proposed cuts to our East Sussex Floating Support Service to be debated by Council

The decision to cut funding for a key BHT Sussex homelessness prevention service operating across East Sussex is to be revisited. At a recent East Sussex...
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Local family feeds people experiencing homelessness at First Base

A recently bereaved local Hindu family approached our team at First Base Day Centre and asked if they could provide catering for a day for our...
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Real life stories from BHT Sussex

Baddar

For some it comes as a surprise that BHT Sussex runs an immigration and asylum legal service. The overwhelming majority of those we work with are ‘unaccompanied minors’, young people and children arriving in the UK with no adults to look after their welfare.

Baddar came to the UK in 2008 aged 15 fleeing persecution in Afghanistan. His initial asylum claim was refused. We assisted him with a further application to allow him to remain in the UK but this was also refused. After this, there have been numerous appeals with every decision seeming to go against him. We gathered evidence in support of his claim to show that he is particularly vulnerable as he has a learning difficulty and suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and depression.

We gathered country evidence to support the fact that he would be at risk if he returned to Afghanistan.

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