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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

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News & Events

BHT Sussex seeks new Chair of the Board

BHT Sussex is looking for a new Chair of the Board to support our vital work. Kelvin MacDonald, current Chair, will be stepping down in ...
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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 ...
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Successful Christmas campaign raises over ยฃ30,000!

Staff and volunteers served clients breakfast on Christmas day. Our recent Christmas fundraising campaign was a big success as we beat our ยฃ30,000 target to ...
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Real life stories from BHT Sussex

Kosi

After expanding our Immigration Legal Team in recent years, we have been able to assist in more specialist immigration cases that involve domestic violence. Although most immigration cases are complicated, it can be particularly difficult to work through the layers to help someone remain in the UK when someone has experienced domestic violence. A clear example of this is Kosiโ€™s case, who was concerned she wouldnโ€™t be able to remain in the UK if she left her spouse. This is her story. Kosi is originally from Ghana and had been living in the UK for several years with her husband โ€ฆ Read more