A Welsh council is using Pontins holiday park as temporary accommodation due to a shortage of social housing.
Flintshire County Council is using the park at Prestatyn for short stays to accommodate people in need of emergency accommodation.
They currently have 1,600 people on their waiting list for housing - an increase of 400 since last September.
The council emphasised this demonstrated ‘the growing need for social housing in the area’.
‘The council occasionally uses Pontins at Prestatyn for short stays to accommodate people in need of emergency accommodation say after a fire or where rented accommodation is deemed unsuitable for health and safety,’ said Clare Budden, chief community and enterprise officer.
‘The accommodation at Pontins provides larger families and people with specific needs access to their own cooking facilities.’
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