Management of Emergency Temporary Accommodation Services at Betsham House

The Council has a statutory duty to provide temporary accommodation for those it considers homeless under the 1996 Housing Act. Initially, when a person approaches the Council as homeless, they are placed in emergency temporary accommodation, provided they are assessed as being eligible for assistance and in priority need. Betsham House Hostel is a Council owned building with a managed service for the provision of interim accommodation for single female's. It is located in Erith in the north of the Borough and hous...