Providing settled accommodation and alleviating the ongoing demand on sponsor placements Boston
Boston Borough Council has published a new report, to be discussed by Cabinet members next week, proposing plans for the Council to accept national funding for the purchase of eight homes, initially to provide temporary accommodation for Ukrainian and Afghan families receiving support through Government schemes to legally resettle in the Borough.
Should councillors agree the proposals, the Council will look to acquire eight new properties to provide temporary homes for these families who have arrived in the country legally through Government support schemes, helping to provide them with settled accommodation and alleviate the ongoing demand on sponsor placements.
Once the current crises have passed, these homes would then be available for the Council to use as general temporary accommodation, helping to provide a new supply of properties to address local housing and homelessness pressures in the future. Councillor Nigel Welton, deputy leader and portfolio holder for economic development and planning, said: “I am proud that in Boston and across Lincolnshire we have been able to provide a warm and generous welcome to families directly affected by the heart-breaking conflicts in Ukraine and Afghanistan.
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