A stepping stone to independence. We provide quality homes and support to prevent homelessness and transform lives in the North West.
North West, England
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This election, ask one simple question: Will you back a Greater Manchester Living Rent?
Stepping Stone Projects is asking every candidate.
Voters deserve clear answers.
Our Welcome to the Bigger Picture sessions help colleagues feel connected to SSP’s purpose, see how their work makes a difference, and shape change. Twilight sessions mean colleagues outside office hours are also involved.
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We welcome the funding boost to get rough sleepers off the streets by Christmas. It’s a positive first step.
Now we need long-term affordable homes and action on rents so people don’t return to the streets.
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A safe home is the foundation for everything else. 🏡
TAYPAS in Rochdale pairs high-quality accommodation with specialist support, so young people can build independence and plan their next steps.
A positive first step. The PM has pledged a route off the streets for every rough sleeper by Christmas, backed by £442m in total funding. Long-term affordable housing is the next big challenge, and we’ll keep campaigning for it.
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Three years of co-designing a model that combines great homes with specialist support, and today we can share the news: SSP will deliver TAYPAS in Rochdale. 28 homes, three sites, real impact for young people.
We met with Bev to discuss a GM Living Rent and reform of the private rental market. We’re delighted to see her manifesto commitment to a special commission on Affordable Rents, as well as her pledge to build 50,000 new homes by 2039.
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Young people’s voices shape our services. Our new Young Person’s Forum met for the first time to review our Young Person’s Guide and Independence Workbook. It will now run quarterly, with “you said, we did” updates.
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We attended our first meeting of the National Youth Homelessness Collective, chaired by @centrepointuk
✅ ‘Stepping Stone Homes’, with a national target of 20,000 homes over five years
✅ Dedicated youth section secured within MHCLG’s National Plan to End Homelessness
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For too long, renters have been living in homes that damage their health with no end in sight. Expanding Awaab’s Law would force landlords to make repairs within set timeframes.
Read more from our CEO Holly Williamson in The Express: express.co.uk/finance/person…
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This #WorldHomelessDay, we're joining organisations across the sector to imagine what a future free from homelessness could look like.
We asked Crisis members to create postcards from their future selves in a world where homelessness no longer exists, to themselves today ❤️
Today is World Homelessness Day. 🏠
We’re campaigning for a Greater Manchester Living Rent: rents based on what people can actually afford, so no one is pushed towards the streets.
Homelessness isn’t inevitable. Together, we can end it.
Manchester rent has passed £1,000/month for the first time (up 4.2%), now the most expensive city to rent outside the south.
We're campaigning for Living Rents to close the affordability gap driving homelessness.
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Following discussions with customers and our team, we worked with our DWP contacts to arrange an onsite drop-in session.
Partnership working in action; improving accessibility, reducing barriers, while helping some of our most vulnerable customers access the support they need.
After a competitive tender process, we have secured two new supported accommodation contracts for young people.
Both services join our growing portfolio of Ofsted-registered supported accommodation, enabling us to support more young people and expand our reach across the county.
Delighted to expand our portfolio of Ofsted-registered supported accommodation for young people in Lancashire, with two new services secured following a competitive tender.
This reflects the continued confidence commissioners place in the quality and impact of SSP’s services.
11M+ private renters in England but affordability is still missing, driving homelessness.
We're campaigning for Living Rents, piloted by Mayors, to stop unaffordable rents pushing people into crisis.
New analysis from @Zoopla suggests private rents could be around 5% higher by the end of this year than they were a year ago.
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We're proud that our customer Zayd Hassan has started volunteering at a local barbers, learning new hair cutting skills!
It's a brilliant example of what's possible when customers get the right support, equipping them with real skills to build independent, fulfilling lives.🙌
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The Renters’ Rights Act is a positive step forward, but this Government has a mountain to climb towards better protections for private renters.
Read more in the @zeteo_news article below:
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