Gateshead Council has lodged a bid for a grant to purchase seven one-bedroom properties to accommodate rough sleepers.
Gateshead Council officers have placed a bid for funding, along with housing provider Tyne Housing Association, from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
Tyne Housing Association has applied for 49% of the expected purchasing price of the properties, the remaining 51% will be paid for by the association. Tyne Housing also applied for £116,579 for staffing costs.
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