Shipping containers for homeless
Planning permission has been granted to turn shipping containers in Brighton into accommodation for homeless people. Work will begin next month on nearly 40 studio units.
- Charlotte Wilkins
Homeless to be offered shipping container homes
Homeless people living in Brighton could soon be offered shipping containers as alternative accommodation. Work will begin next month on transforming the containers into habitable spaces.
Our reporter Charlotte WIlkins has been to see a similar project in London, to find out how the concept will work. The interviewees are Louise Stephenson, a YMCA resident; Chris Gilbert, a developer; and Andy Winter from the Brighton Housing Trust.
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