Single Homeless Project
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Single Homeless Project or SHP is a registered independent charity in England that works with single people who are homeless
or at risk of homelessness in London. It aims to provide a range of accommodation and floating support services for homeless and socially excluded people, including those suffering from mental health issues, substance misuse, risk of offending and young people experiencing homelessness or housing trouble. It was originally launched by a group of homeless people in 1977, and started with a single property in Pimlico
. It was registered as a charity in 1977 and incorporated as a company limited by guarantee in 1984. It now runs projects around London, providing services in 17 London boroughs.
The charity employs around 250 staff and supports 3,000 people a year in its accommodation and floating support services, and supports a further 3,000 people in a range of other tenures including council, housing association and private rented tenants as well as those in bed and breakfasts and other temporary accommodation. Nicola Byrne, Consultant psychiatrist at the Maudsley Hospital
joined the board of SHP in April, 2006 as a part of the National Housing Federation
's (NHF) Get On Board recruitment campaign to encourage diversity on the boards of housing associations
in the UK.
SHP aims to help those facing homelessness and chronic social exclusion and its services provide for those suffering with mental health issues, substance misuse, and those at risk of offending. It provides two types of service: accommodation and floating support:
Accommodation services involve providing hostel rooms or temporary housing for clients. SHP manages 500 units of housing with support, providing a range of temporary and permanent accommodation.
Floating Support provides clients with a support worker, irrespective of their current accommodation, who will help them find or keep housing and help them with personal issues whether they be mental health problems, learning disabilities, substance misuse or violence and criminal offending.
Funding:
Government grants 97%
Voluntary donations 1%
Other 2%
Financial information:
Total income year end March 2010: £12,032,851
Total charitable expenditure: £11,496,398
Fundraising cost: £0
Governance cost: £20,289
Homelessness
Homelessness describes the condition of people without a regular dwelling. People who are homeless are unable or unwilling to acquire and maintain regular, safe, and adequate housing, or lack "fixed, regular, and adequate night-time residence." The legal definition of "homeless" varies from country...
or at risk of homelessness in London. It aims to provide a range of accommodation and floating support services for homeless and socially excluded people, including those suffering from mental health issues, substance misuse, risk of offending and young people experiencing homelessness or housing trouble. It was originally launched by a group of homeless people in 1977, and started with a single property in Pimlico
Pimlico
Pimlico is a small area of central London in the City of Westminster. Like Belgravia, to which it was built as a southern extension, Pimlico is known for its grand garden squares and impressive Regency architecture....
. It was registered as a charity in 1977 and incorporated as a company limited by guarantee in 1984. It now runs projects around London, providing services in 17 London boroughs.
The charity employs around 250 staff and supports 3,000 people a year in its accommodation and floating support services, and supports a further 3,000 people in a range of other tenures including council, housing association and private rented tenants as well as those in bed and breakfasts and other temporary accommodation. Nicola Byrne, Consultant psychiatrist at the Maudsley Hospital
Maudsley Hospital
The Maudsley Hospital is a British psychiatric hospital in South London. The Maudsley is the largest mental health training institution in the country...
joined the board of SHP in April, 2006 as a part of the National Housing Federation
National Housing Federation
The National Housing Federation is the umbrella organisation for social housing providers in the UK.-Function:The National Housing Federation is the voice of affordable housing in England....
's (NHF) Get On Board recruitment campaign to encourage diversity on the boards of housing associations
Housing association
Housing associations in the United Kingdom are independent not-for-profit bodies that provide low-cost "social housing" for people in housing need. Any trading surplus is used to maintain existing homes and to help finance new ones...
in the UK.
SHP aims to help those facing homelessness and chronic social exclusion and its services provide for those suffering with mental health issues, substance misuse, and those at risk of offending. It provides two types of service: accommodation and floating support:
Accommodation services involve providing hostel rooms or temporary housing for clients. SHP manages 500 units of housing with support, providing a range of temporary and permanent accommodation.
Floating Support provides clients with a support worker, irrespective of their current accommodation, who will help them find or keep housing and help them with personal issues whether they be mental health problems, learning disabilities, substance misuse or violence and criminal offending.
Funding:
Government grants 97%
Voluntary donations 1%
Other 2%
Financial information:
Total income year end March 2010: £12,032,851
Total charitable expenditure: £11,496,398
Fundraising cost: £0
Governance cost: £20,289