Additional Homes for Scarborough Borough Refugees to be in Place "This Year"

Friday, 17 February 2023 06:00

By Matthew Pells

Additional homes for Ukrainian and Afghan refugees who have settled in the Scarborough Borough should be available by the end of the year.

The government has provided £744,000 to help purchase the properties, the borough council says that money will be matched by housing providers.

John Burroughs is the Borough Council's Housing Strategy Officer, he says the council has already had interest from one housing provider.

The scheme aims to provide nine homes for Ukrainian and Afghan refugees who have settled in the Scarborough Borough but wont impact on the borough's social housing stock.

The grant from the Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities is provided as match funding to enable registered providers to acquire the homes at a total cost of around £1.16m.

The Borough Council's Housing Strategy Officer, John Burroughs, says the scheme will provide a legacy benefit to the area.

Within North Yorkshire, only Scarborough and Harrogate Borough Councils have been awarded funding from the Government.

The Borough Council has said that the notice for the grant was “very challenging” but hopes it will “help mitigate some of the pressure on sponsors, refugees, and the council”.

More than 360 Ukrainian households have been welcomed to North Yorkshire with 60 Ukrainian and 28 Afghan households located in the borough of Scarborough.

Eight of the homes will be for Ukrainian refugees and one four-bed home will be for Afghan refugees, many of whom are currently housed in “bridging accommodation” such as hotels.

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