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

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...
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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...
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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...
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Real life stories from BHT Sussex

Ishaq

At BHT Sussex we are known for our resilience and ability to persevere, despite significant setbacks. This is demonstrated by our Immigration Legal Service, who helped a young man achieve refugee status after a six-year battle. This is Ishaq’s story. Ishaq grew up in Egypt, where he lived until he was a teenager. Ishaq’s father was arrested and imprisoned because of an association with the Muslim Brotherhood – a banned organisation in Egypt. It did not matter to Egyptian law enforcement whether the association was real or just perceived. The prison he was sent to is infamous for housing political … Read more