Temporary housing that feels like home

摘要

Two years ago, we set ourselves an ambitious target that no one in Brent would be in temporary accommodation supplied by anyone else except Brent LBC by 2024. Laying the last bricks on the 92 new council-owned temporary homes at Anansi House is the first step we have taken towards meeting this target. The lack of affordable housing has led to a spike in homelessness and as a result, we, like many other London boroughs, have become increasingly reliant on costly, and often poor quality temporary accommodation for families waiting for social housing. The long-term solution is to build more homes, so we embarked on one of the largest council homes-building programmes in London, seeking to deliver 5,000 affordable homes, including 1,000 new council homes by 2024. We are making progress in achieving and even exceeding this target. However, we still have a responsibility to provide homes of a good standard for residents in the meantime.