Given the circumstances of many of the families prior to moving in, it is perhaps not surprising that they appreciate their new homes so much.
In total, 18 households were previously living in overcrowded accommodation and 10 required some form of adapted property, such as ground floor level access or wheelchair adapted.
Ipswich council David Ellesmere says more council homes will be built in the town
- Credit: Charlotte Bond
For many Ipswich residents, especially those with disabilities, the council is the only organisation currently building new housing to meet their needs.
As welcome as these new houses are, they only go a small way to meeting the need in our town.