Housing & homelessness
Allocations, tenancy rights, resettlement, emergency placement and supported housing.
About Arise and Shine Consulting
Experience that turns complex systems into practical next steps.
Housing, welfare, health, education and community support brought together through more than two decades of frontline practice.
Our purpose
Support the whole person, not just one problem.
Arise and Shine Consulting begins with financial literacy and debt management, then connects people with practical guidance across housing, welfare benefits, homelessness and resettlement, health advocacy, legal rights, employability, mentoring and confidence building.
The platform translates professional knowledge into structured pathways, useful resources and focused sessions that help members understand their position and take realistic action.
20+
Years in housing and support
8
Connected support pillars
100%
Reported success rate to date in represented welfare-benefit court appeals
Meet the founder
Frontline knowledge, academic depth and practical advocacy.
Millie brings more than 20 years of experience across the housing sector, working with people experiencing homelessness, domestic abuse, mental and physical health challenges, resettlement needs and the transition from offending.
Her work spans social-housing applications, allocations and bidding, bond and rent-deposit schemes, emergency and temporary accommodation, refuge access, private renting, tenancy rights, possession and eviction, security of tenure and homelessness prevention.
Experience with the Department for Work and Pensions and welfare agencies informs her guidance on benefits, eligibility and applications. She has training in Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment and has represented clients in benefit appeals, including court submissions and supporting evidence.
Millie has managed supported-housing schemes, supervised social-work and nursing students up to master’s level, developed action plans and risk assessments, trained staff and volunteers, and worked in partnership with social services, mental-health teams, probation, police, housing teams and community organisations.
Practice areas
Experience across interconnected needs.
Welfare & advocacy
Benefits eligibility, Universal Credit, PIP, applications, appeals and court support.
Health & crisis support
Public health, mental health, dual diagnosis, domestic abuse and families in crisis.
Education & employability
Teaching, mentoring, student supervision, training, digital skills and employment support.
Qualifications
A multidisciplinary foundation.
- ✓Currently completing a PhD in Business Administration
- ✓Master’s in Public Health and postgraduate study in Public Health
- ✓Master’s qualifications in Education and Art Therapy
- ✓Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Education with teaching qualification
- ✓Advanced Practice Certificate in Housing and Welfare Management
- ✓Level 3 Diploma in Criminology and Level 5 qualification in Teaching English to Foreign Learners
- ✓Bachelor’s (Honours) degree covering Textiles, Psychology and English
Research capability
Evidence-informed consulting.
Her doctoral work strengthens the research and evaluation behind Arise and Shine Consulting’s programmes.
Research methodology
Proposal writing
Data collection
Reporting & interpretation
Data analysis & management
AI-assisted research
Research development
How delivery works
Led by Millie, strengthened by specialists.
Millie is the main consultant and facilitator. As programmes expand, other appropriately experienced facilitators may deliver specialist sessions or contribute resources. The platform will identify who is leading each booked session so members understand their experience and role.
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