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.

Find out how BHT Sussex helped Helen

Our Service Areas

Work, Learning & Employment

Homelessness

Mental Health & Wellbeing

Addiction Services

Housing, Benefits & Legal Advice

Housing Services

News & Events

First Base Day Centre celebrates its 40th birthday

BHT Sussex has now been running First Base Day Centre in Brighton for over 40 years. First Base is our day centre for people sleeping rough...
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Successful Christmas campaign raises over £30,000!

Staff and volunteers served clients breakfast on Christmas day. Our recent Christmas fundraising campaign was a big success as we beat our...
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Thank you to our community fundraisers!

Josh, on a training walk for his Three Peaks Challenge. This year we have again received support from our brilliant community fundraisers...
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Real life stories from BHT Sussex

Abdi

Going through the process of being granted asylum in the UK can be long, arduous and draining for people who have already been through traumatic events in their country of origin. Abdi went years without representation, having registered his asylum claim in 2021. This is when our Immigration Legal Service stepped in. This is Abdi’s story.