Homeless to Be Housed In Shipping Containers

Dozens of homeless people in Brighton are to be offered accommodation in converted shipping containers to help ease the city's acute housing need. The 36 temporary studio homes, linked by walkways, are to be installed on land currently used as a scrap metal yard. Brighton Housing Trust will allocate the containers to men and women with a local connection to the city.  The scheme is intended as a move on from supported housing. They will be in three and five storey blocks, with balconies and external stairs to the upper levels.  Planning permission has been granted for five years, with the contaminated land not considered suitable for permanent housing.  Read more on the BBC website.