Mark Whitehead 25 May 2017

Councils recruiting extra staff to tackle homelessness

Councils in west Suffolk are planning to recruit extra staff to deal with rising numbers of homeless people and changes to legislation and benefits.

St Edmundsbury borough and Forest Heath district councils are set to take on 6.8 full-time equivalent posts in their housing options and homelessness team.

A council spokesman said authorities across the country are employing more staff in response to the Homelessness Reduction Act which comes into force early next year.

It brings a number of changes, which includes requiring councils to start assessing someone at risk of being made homeless 56 days before losing their home instead of the 28 required currently.

The extra staff are needed to offer advice and prevention, landlord liaison, help with debt and money management as well as finding accommodation.

The spokesman said: ‘Recognising some of the changes and challenges ahead, we know that we must grow our housing options and homelessness team so that we are best placed to continue to help people.’

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