News & Events
Vital homelessness prevention service at risk from council funding cuts
Our East Sussex Floating Support Service, which last year worked with 5,497 people and prevented 1,342 households from becoming homeless, is at risk. East Sussex County Council need to make savings of £55 million in the...
Sussex advice centres at risk as UK faces advice sector crisis
A new survey by AdviceUK has revealed a critical situation for free, independent advice centres across Sussex. With 90% of advice organisations across the UK experiencing a rise in demand, and 61% at risk of cutting...
Arts Council England funding secured for client art exhibition
We are excited to announce that we have been awarded funds by Arts Council England to exhibit client artwork in Jubilee Library next June. The exhibition is called ‘BHT Sussex in Focus’ and will be a...
World Homeless Day and World Mental Health Day marked across BHT Sussex
Today marks World Homeless Day, an internationally recognised day which takes place annually on 10th October. The day aims to draw attention to homelessness as a global issue, as well as highlighting the needs of people...
5km swimming fundraiser taking place in Brighton next month
On Saturday 9th November, SeaLanes is hosting the 5km Autumn Swim Challenge in aid of BHT Sussex and Sea Sure. Participants will be swimming 5km in 50 x 100m intervals in the amazing SeaLanes facility –...
Brighton Legal Walk raises £5,200 for advice agencies
The annual Brighton Legal Walk took place last week on 11th September and raised much needed funds for local advice services in Brighton. These include Citizen’s Advice, Money Advice Plus, Possibility People and the Brighton Advice...
National Lottery funding secured to continue our Accommodation for Work project
BHT Sussex is celebrating after being awarded £486,697 from the National Lottery Community Fund to extend our successful Accommodation for Work project for another five years. The project provides temporary shared accommodation and support for people...
BHT Sussex urges news government to fix housing crisis
BHT Sussex is calling for the new government to take urgent steps to tackle the housing crisis, joining the National Housing Federation’s #PlanForHousing campaign. The campaign calls for a national long-term plan to transform the housing...
Lighthouse magazine – Summer edition out now!
The latest publication from Housing Services is the Summer 2024 edition of the Lighthouse newsletter, BHT Sussex’s quarterly magazine for tenants. This edition features updates on the housing services team, together with lots of useful information...
