Friday, 10 October 2014

Westminster Accused of Placing 1,000s of Homeless Families in Newham

Westminster's Labour councillors have called for an enquiry after it was claimed that the borough's council has been placing thousands of homeless families in neighbouring Newham. According to Mayor of Newham Sir Robin Wales, Westminster City Council has been outbidding Newham Council's housing team and moving its homeless households there. The mayor said: “Wealthy Westminster council receives about £8 million a year in homelessness prevention grant, while Newham, which has been dealt the biggest cuts in the country, gets just £700,000.” Read more on 24dash.

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