Grant will put roof over homeless

Rough sleepers will get a bed for the night in future after the Government awarded funding to convert a house in Bridl- ington.
By The Newsroom
Published 17th Oct 2011, 12:14 BST

East Riding Council has secured funding from the Homes and Communities Agency to buy a large house in the town and convert it to provide temporary accommodation for people sleeping rough and those likely to end up homeless.

Local churches have campaigned for a facility. Around half of those in the area found sleeping rough in a survey carried out last November were in Bridlington.

The council says it hasn’t identified a building yet.

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Coun Symon Fraser said: “This is an important opportunity for East Riding Council to improve the way we can help rough sleepers.

“This scheme will enable up to nine adults with accommodation challenges to access the support they need to live independently and to manage their health or behaviour problems without resorting to more costly statutory intervention through the criminal justice system or NHS.”

The “rough sleeper” estimate identified 11 people sleeping rough in the East Riding, five of whom were in Bridlington.

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