Havering Council is addressing severe housing pressures by installing 18 modular homes on Waterloo Road and Queen Street. These homes will provide temporary, high-quality accommodation for families facing homelessness in a borough suffering from a housing shortage, often resorting to costly hotel stays. With a projected overspend of £6.1 million in housing, and anticipating a £75 million shortfall next year, council members view these units as vital cost-effective solutions, emphasizing their quality and potential for relocation, which aims to transition families into stable housing.
Cllr Summers emphasized the need for new housing solutions, stating, "Given the shortage of social housing and the council's financial challenges, establishing new cost-effective temporary housing solutions is a priority."
Cllr Taylor highlighted the quality of the modular homes, assuring, "Havering has made it clear that these will not be basic container' homes... but high-quality and modern homes with garden space."
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