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Bedford Borough Council faces questions over £5.9m housing fund plans

Bedford Borough Council has not clarified how a £5.9 million housing grant, which government guidance says forms part of a wider programme that includes Afghan resettlement, will be...

Borough temporary accommodation overspend reduced by £3.5 million in 12 months

Bedford Borough Council has reduced its forecast overspend on temporary accommodation by £3.6 million in a single year, councillors have heard. A progress report to the Budget and Corporate...

Bedford Borough set to have no homeless families in hotels on Christmas Day

Bedford Borough Council says there are set to be no homeless families living in hotels or B&Bs on Christmas Day, after bringing 35 new temporary homes into use and helping 316 households...

Council’s “inward-looking culture” to blame for financial mess claims former employee

A former Bedford Borough Council employee has said an “inward-looking culture” is to blame for missing “significant opportunities to save millions of pounds that are now desperately needed...

Bedford Borough Council raises charges on temporary accommodation to plug growing funding gap

For the first time since 2019, Bedford Borough Council is increasing rent and service charges on its own temporary accommodation properties — a move designed to address a growing...

Bedford family forced to live in home “blighted by damp”

A family forced to move into a temporary home have been left in a property blighted by damp. The family was moved into the Bedford property by the borough council as they needed to leave...

Government planning changes will offer “limited help” to those in temporary housing

The government has said its changes to the planning rules will “protect” residents from being pushed out of their communities by excessive short-term lets. But Bedford Borough Council said this would...

Borough Council plans to acquire residential units for temporary accommodation

Bedford Borough Council has plans to acquire 300 residential units to meet the predicted demand for temporary accommodation, a senior councillor has said. The portfolio holder for community safety...

Almost 500 children currently in temporary accommodation in Bedford Borough

There are nearly 500 children in temporary accommodation including eight staying in hotels, a senior Bedford Borough Council officer has said. The council’s chief officer...

Council hit by rising costs of temporary accommodation for homeless

Bedford Borough Council is providing a safety net for the homeless because of a “failing” government policy, a senior councillor... has said. A report to the Budget and...

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