10th Anniversary 2016–2026  •  Justice Engine

Brighton's Housing Crisis
Exposed. Tracked. Challenged.

We are a resident-led coalition shining a forensic light on council failures, contract scandals, and the human cost of a broken housing system. Every case filed. Every vote counted. Every decision scrutinised.

3,580 Homeless & Insecure
£31.4M Budget Crisis
1 in 77 Residents Homeless
£4.8M TA Overspend
2,170 Households in Temp Accommodation £28M budget — £4.8M overspent
89% Budget Spent on Temp Accommodation Leaving 11% for prevention
78% Prevention Grant Misallocated We demand a public inquiry
£18.86M Base One Contract — No Tender Direct award, 31 Dec 2025

Active Cases

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URGENT
Urgent Procurement

Base One Holdings: £18.86M No-Tender Contract

A direct award contract worth £18.86M for temporary accommodation — issued on 31 December 2025 with no public tender process. Coalition has filed FOI requests.

Investigation progress65%
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EXHIBIT
Ongoing Asset Disposal

BART's House: Homes Not Holiday Profit

51,107 sq ft at BN1 1JE. Council proposing commercial development on a 250-year peppercorn lease. Coalition demands this be used for permanent homes.

Campaign progress40%
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URGENT
Urgent Grant Misuse

Homeless Prevention Grant: 78% Misallocated

Government prevention funding diverted away from frontline prevention. Coalition demands a full independent audit and public inquiry.

Inquiry progress20%
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News & Updates

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Independent housing news from Brighton & Hove. Fact-checked. Community-sourced.

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Who We Are

A coalition born from necessity — still fighting after 10 years.

Founded in 2016, the Brighton & Hove Housing Coalition is a resident-led advocacy organisation. We bring together people with lived experience of homelessness, housing insecurity, and the failures of the system — alongside organisations, legal experts, and community allies.

We are not affiliated with any political party. We follow the evidence, not the agenda. Our work is forensic, transparent, and always on the side of those without power.

What We Do

We expose. We demand. We hold power to account.

From Freedom of Information requests and council deputations to petition campaigns and grassroots organising — we use every legal tool available. Our Justice Engine platform tracks every case, every contract, and every council commitment in real time.

We produced Brighton's Homeless Bill of Rights. We exposed the Base One no-tender contract. We challenged the £31.4M budget that fails the most vulnerable. We presented the 3 January 2026 deputation after 36 people died on our streets.

Active Campaigns

Our Campaigns

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From the Homeless Bill of Rights to housing asset scandals — every campaign tracked with evidence.

In Progress

Homeless Bill of Rights

Demanding legal protections for every person experiencing homelessness in Brighton & Hove — the right to shelter, dignity, and support.

Progress25%
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Urgent

BART's House: Homes Not Profit

51,107 sq ft of public land at BN1 1JE. The council wants a commercial deal. We want permanent homes on a 250-year lease.

Petition3,000+ signatures
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Urgent

Base One: Public Inquiry Now

£18.86M awarded with no public tender on 31 December 2025. FOI requests filed. Demanding full transparency and an independent inquiry.

FOI / Investigation65%
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Ongoing

247 Triage Facility

Brighton needs a 24/7 triage centre for people in crisis — not just office hours. We're demanding the council act on this manifesto commitment.

Council commitment0% — Not started
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Justice Engine Tool

Brighton Housing Policy Simulator

Move the sliders. See what changes. Our evidence-based policy simulator calculates the real-world impact of investing in Housing First, social housing, and 24/7 triage — compared against Vienna and Finland benchmarks.

£129.4MCurrent annual system cost
£125MCost with Housing First model
80%Vienna retention rate
35,980People helped — Vienna model
Accountability Tracker

Manifesto Progress

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Three years into this administration. We're tracking every promise against the evidence.

Homeless Bill of Rights
25% — Adopted March 2021, stalled since
24/7 Triage Facility
0% — Not started
In-house Temp Accommodation
50% — 250–500 home target, started 2022
Council Housing Construction
43% — 1,075 built vs 2,498 target
LGBTQ+ Housing
30% — Launched July 2024, 620 units
End Out-of-Area Placements
Deteriorating — 172 placements vs 0 target
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Member Governance

Democratic Voting Engine

Members vote on steering committee motions. Every result is published in full. Transparent, verifiable democratic governance — no closed doors.

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Active motions
87
Active members
BHHC Publications