Plans to Move London's Homeless to Nottingham

DOZENS of homeless people could be relocated to Nottingham from London boroughs.  Westminster City Council is considering plans to move homeless housing benefit claimants to Nottingham and Derby, according to proposals by one of its private providers, Smart Housing Group (SHG). The group is proposing to rehouse 150 people within the next 12 or so months, but is suggesting this number be eventually increased to 500.  A spokeswoman for Westminster City Council said the authority was considering the plans as a "three-borough initiative", together with councils for Kensington and Chelsea and Hammersmith and Fulham. Each authority is looking to rehouse 50 families.  However, the spokeswoman also said the option of extending the number to 500 was "not something the authority was looking into".   Read more on the Nottingham Post website.