£1m pledged to groups preventing homelessness in Peterborough

The city council has awarded grants worth nearly £1.1 million to several organisations for a 12 month period between April 1, 2021 and March 31, 2022:

. Longhurst Group (formerly Axiom Housing Association) – Hostel Accommodation and Drop-in Services - £530,000.04

. Cross Keys Homes – Hostel Accommodation - £99,109.08

. Cambridgeshire & Peterborough YMCA – Hostel Accommodation - £250,059.48

. Peterborough Women’s Aid – Refuge Service - £60,205.68

. Futures Housing Group – Hostel Accommodation - £58,066.56

●. Home Group – Hostel Accommodation - £73,375.20.

The council said: “The focus of the Housing Related Support programme is now on the prevention of homelessness and includes the provision of homeless hostels, floating outreach support and drop-in services to vulnerable groups such as young people at risk, offenders or people at risk of offending, young parents, victims of domestic abuse, single homeless and homeless families, people with mental health illness, those who are chronically excluded and people with learning disabilities.”

The funding will be spent on the following services.

. Longhurst Group (formerly Axiom Housing Association) – Peterborough Foyer, New Haven and Fair View Court hostels housing 97 people and providing drop-in services for young people, young people at risk, young parents, and individuals who are under licence with the probation service and refugees

. Cross Keys Homes – five homeless hostels – 75 rooms in total for homeless individuals and families

. Futures Housing Group – Mayors Walk hostel and move-on flats supporting 26 people with medium support needs

. Home Group – Eastlands Hostel for 14 people with mental health problems

.● Cambridgeshire & Peterborough YMCA – The Cresset hostel for 82 single homeless people with medium/low support needs and Time Stop for 22 young single homeless people with high support needs

. Peterborough Women’s Aid – Refuge service for victims of domestic violence.