COMMUNITY NEWS
AUGUST 2020
The key to solving homelessness in Sudbury Babergh District Council is throwing open the doors of a newly converted property in Sudbury this week – providing a safe place to stay for up to eight people in need of temporary accommodation. 4HEĂ’&IRS Ă’INĂ’7ALDINGÂľELDĂ’2OAD Ă’HASĂ’BEENĂ’CONVERTEDĂ’INTOĂ’AĂ’HOUSEĂ’OFĂ’MULTIPLEĂ’ occupation to add to the council’s temporary accommodation stock, providing more essential accommodation to help those at risk of homelessness. By increasing temporary accommodation in the area, the council hopes to REDUCEĂ’THEĂ’NUMBERĂ’OFĂ’PEOPLEĂ’HAVINGĂ’TOĂ’BEĂ’HOUSEDĂ’FURTHERĂ’AÂľELDĂ’kĂ’STOPPINGĂ’ them from being separated from friends, family and local support in the midst of a crisis. Cllr Jan Osbourne, Babergh District Council’s cabinet member for housing JOINEDĂ’ MEMBERSĂ’ OFĂ’ THEĂ’ COUNCILgSĂ’ HOMELESSNESSĂ’ TEAMĂ’ TOĂ’ CARRYĂ’ OUTĂ’ AĂ’ ÂľNALĂ’ inspection of the former sheltered scheme managers home this week, with THEĂ’ÂľRSTĂ’RESIDENTSĂ’DUEĂ’TOĂ’MOVEĂ’INĂ’FROMĂ’ THĂ’*ULY Cllr Osbourne said: “Our teams have done an incredible job over recent weeks, ensuring the most vulnerable people in our districts have been kept safely off the streets and helped into accommodation. We are committed to building on
this work, with this newly converted asset for the district meaning more people can stay closer to area that they know and where they have connections, particularly during a stressful time. “By increasing our own temporary housing stock, we can reduce the amount of money spent on emergency bed and breakfast accommodation and ensure we have the right accommodation in the right place.� Cllr Jan Osborne (foreground) with (from left) Jaimee Brooks, Jon Elsey & Mikaila Hopley Poole from Babergh District Council’s Housing Solutions and Building Services teams.
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