BHT Sussex

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

New referral pathways for East Sussex Floating Support Service

Due to funding cuts, from 7 July 2025 the referral pathways into this service have changed. Please visit our East Sussex Floating Support Service page for details of new eligibility criteria, and to find out how to refer into the service.

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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’s Housing Advice Services in Brighton: explainer

The following update was compiled for the Community Works March 2020 newsletter. BHT provides specialist legal housing advice in Brighton (as well as in Hastings and...
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New high harm domestic abuse perpetrator unit launched in Sussex

New high harm domestic abuse perpetrator unit launched in Sussex BHT is part of a new multi-agency unit, led by Sussex Police, that has started work...
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Fulfilling Lives team presenting at Pathways From Homelessness 2021

Fulfilling Lives South East Partnership will be leading a webinar on our new report, ‘The Perspectives Project: Discussions on psychological support and complex trauma pre-substance misuse...
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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

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