A London council claims it’s saved almost £1 million in
two years by purchasing homes to use as an alternative to nightly accommodation
for vulnerable families. Enfield Council set up the independent company Housing
Gateway to buy family homes in the borough and surrounding area. Families are
placed in a Gateway property and then they are given an assured shorthold
tenancy and supported to find alternative accommodation. The company was set up
in March 2014 to reduce an anticipated £3.3 million budget pressure associated
with housing families in temporary accommodation in 2014/15 and between then
and 31 March this year, the company has bought 180 properties and saved the
Council £968,585 in nightly accommodation costs. Read more on the Housing
Excellence website.
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