Hastings Borough Council has been offered £5.4m by central government to tackle homelessness. A spokesperson for the council said last week that an unspecified part of this money will be spent in buying at least 25 new homes, including covering the costs of conversions where necessary. It will also be used to resource the council’s housing management team and tenancy support service, which has struggled in recent times to retain the staff needed to implement its personalised help programmes.

Council officers worked with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) to put in the bid for funding.

Cllr Simon Willis, lead councillor for housing, said: “This funding is hugely welcomed, and it will allow us to provide much needed homes for some of our residents who face the most barriers to finding and maintaining a home. A safe, secure and stable place to call home is a fundamental right and we are very focussed on addressing our housing and homelessness issues in every way we can. I look forward to working with our excellent housing team to invest this money for the good of our most vulnerable residents.”


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