HELP (House Everyone In Liverpool Properly) Campaigners Spotlight Human Stories In Toxteth Library Exhibition
Local housing campaign group HELP (House Everyone in Liverpool Properly) are building an ongoing campaign to demand genuinely affordable, secure social housing in the city.
HELP have recently launched a petition calling on developers Peel Waters Development and Liverpool City Council to include significantly more social housing both Peel Waters and future developments. Current plans for the waterfront site claim 20% ‘affordable’ housing — but campaigners stress that ‘affordable’ and social housing are not the same.
“‘Affordable’ homes are often priced at up to 80% of market rent,” a HELP spokesperson explains. “Social rent is tied to local incomes, and long-term tenancies that allow people to put down roots. We urgently need more of these homes in Liverpool.”
Liverpool currently has over 1,000 households registered as homeless, including more than 1,000 children living in temporary accommodation and nearly 13,000 people on the social housing waiting list. HELP believe investment in social homes is a long-term investment in the city’s health, stability, and future.
Their new exhibition Gimme Shelter: HELP Liverpool Stories, at Toxteth Library is on throughout May. The exhibition explores the often untold human impact of the housing crisis in Liverpool through stories, photos, and testimony.
A free public event will take place at the library on Thursday 22 May at 6pm, featuring guest speakers including local poets, activists, and community voices.
We would encourage everyone to visit the exhibition throughout May and sign HELPS petition Demand more social homes for Liverpool! | Campaigns – Shelter England
