Brighton Centre winter night shelter

The Brighton Centre will be used as a shelter for people sleeping rough in the city this winter. Once the room is adapted to be a safe environment for people to stay, it will provide night time shelter for up to 30 people from 10 December to 11 February.

Places will be allocated from referrals by outreach workers from St Mungo’s and Brighton Housing Trust. They will also offer support to those staying, linking them to services and support across Brighton & Hove.

Brighton & Hove City Council will run the shelter, which has been organised by councillors from all parties.

There were 144 rough sleepers at the last estimate in December 2016.

The council works with partners across the city to help provide a range of support and services for rough sleepers, looking at ways to improve their circumstances for the better. This new shelter adds to the help available in the city from charities and churches providing a place to go at night.