Tuesday, 10 August 2021

Nottingham Facing Homeless Crisis As Hundreds Need Beds

Nottingham City Council are seeing applications from local people who say they've been made homeless rising at a rapid rate. At the moment the authority is looking after 600 families and individuals in temporary accommodation, including hostels, leased houses and B&Bs. During lockdown, eviction notice periods were extended to six months as an emergency measure by the Government. Now the period is four months – and from October it will be two months. The Labour-run authority is already forecast to exceed the £890,000 budget it set to deal with homelessness. Read more on the planet radio website.

https://planetradio.co.uk/gem-106/local/news/nottingham-facing-homeless-crisis-hundreds-need-beds/ 

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