The pause is due to new council data and a new government, Tower Hamlets Council says.
An east London council has paused plans to place homeless families in temporary accommodation beyond the Home Counties and remove a 90-minute journey time limit.
The proposal has been criticised by opposition councillors, who describe it as a "terrible policy" that does not recognise the impact on vulnerable families. He told a cabinet meeting that the new government had talked extensively and promisingly about solving the housing crisis, adding that the new data showed the number of families in Tower Hamlets waiting in hotels for accommodation had dropped from 43 in October 2023 to one, as of this week.A cabinet report had said that by creating four housing zones, from A to D, it would have “greater control” and transparency when finding accommodation for families.
Zone D would place homeless families in accommodation beyond the Home Counties, more than a 90-minute journey away.
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