Homeless charity gets £1.5m for temporary beds

Plymouth City Council plan for the money to be spent on up to five properties

A council has partnered with a local housing charity to help tackle homelessness.

Plymouth City Council has planned to lend Plymouth Access to Housing (PATH) £1.5m to make more temporary housing available to those experiencing homelessness.

The authority said it would allow PATH to purchase up to five properties.

Mike Taylor, Director of PATH said: "We are really grateful to have this support from the council."

Plymouth City Council said it planned to provide access to good quality and affordable temporary accommodation and ease reliance on the hospitality sector.

They said the properties would provide up to 35 bed spaces.

Mr Chris Penberthy, Cabinet member for Housing, Communities and Cooperative Development, said: "We are in the midst of a national housing crisis and sadly, Plymouth is not immune from the challenges facing the rest of the country.

PATH are a fantastic charity who do so much for people across the city.

They are the perfect partner for this scheme.”