THE Covid crisis in the spring did result in almost ending homelessness in the city. City councillors heard that most of the rough sleepers were brought into accommodation in the Everyone in initiative. As reported previously, the council took over a former A2 Dominion supported housing project on City Road to provide 10 beds. The lease has been extended to March after a £46,000 grant was secured from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. It helped take the strain after social distancing rules meant the Nightshelter on Jewry Street had to stop having shared bedrooms, reducing its capacity from 17 to 10. Additional beds were also provided at the Mercure Wessex Hotel.
BAME people in Basingstoke are twice as likely to experience homelessness than white people, data reveals THE Covid crisis in the spring did result in almost ending homelessness in the city. City councillors heard that most of the rough sleepers were brought into accommodation in the Everyone in initiative. As reported previously, the council took over a former A2 Dominion supported housing project on City Road to provide 10 beds. The lease has been extended to March after a £46,000 grant was secured from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. It helped take the strain after social distancing rules meant the Nightshelter on Jewry Street had to stop having shared bedrooms, reducing its capacity from 17 to 10. Additional beds were also provided at the Mercure Wessex Hotel.