Sefton Council plans to spend nearly £1m converting two properties into 13 flats that can be used as temporary accommodation for the borough’s growing number of people at risk of homelessness.
According to a report set to be discussed at a meeting of the council’s cabinet on Thursday, March 9, the cost of housing people coming to the council for emergency support has risen from £17k to £250k in the last four years.
With the 11 units Sefton Council currently has set aside for those in need of temporary accommodation “constantly in use” the council has been increasingly housing people in B&Bs and other nightly pay accommodation, which can prove costly, particularly during the holiday season when rates go up.
