The new homes will initially be used to house displaced families who have fled war-torn Ukraine and Afghanistan, but the council says they will later be used to help ease the county's wider housing pressures.
The scheme will help provide homes for Ukrainian refugees in the countyThe homes will initially be used to house displaced families who have fled war-torn Ukraine and Afghanistan, but the council says they will later be utilised to help ease the council’s wider housing pressures.Shropshire Council said that it has received £3.2m from the Government’s Local Authority Housing Fund towards the project, but will have to return any funds which have not been spent by the November target.
The report, from Mark Barrow, the council's director of place, says 26 homes of two or more bedrooms will be purchased for Ukrainian refugees who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, along with four homes with a minimum of four bedrooms for homeless Afghan families who are currently living in hotels.
Mr Barrow’s report says the Government fund, which has seen £500m allocated to 182 councils across the country, was set up to “reduce the impact of new arrivals on existing housing pressures”, and help councils to increase the number of affordable homes in their areas to address local homelessness needs in the longer-term.
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