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November 30th, 2023Focus on priorities helping to reduce council overspend in Worthing
Inflationary and cost-of-living pressures affecting Worthing Borough Council this year are being reduced - but more work needs to be done.Like every local authority in the country, the council is facing tight financial restrictions caused by a reduction in central government funding and increasing pressure outside of its control from inflation and cost-of-living challenges.
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November 28th, 2023
Pioneering partnership to help tackle homelessness in Worthing
New supported accommodation to tackle homelessness in Worthing is on the way thanks to an innovative new partnership.Worthing Borough Council is working with housing association Worthing Homes, homelessness charity Turning Tides and Homes England to create 21 much-needed apartments to prevent people sleeping rough.
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October 30th, 2023
Grants available for warm welcome spaces in Adur and Worthing this winter
Last year a host of community groups and organisations across Adur and Worthing opened their doors to help residents struggling with the cost of living crisis keep warm.Using funding from Adur & Worthing Councils, 29 venues including community centres, schools, churches, cinemas and museums offered people the opportunity to stay warm while socialising and taking part in activities. There was even the chance to watch films for free at Connaught Cinema in Worthing as part of its warm space offering.
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July 27th, 2023
Councillors uphold decision to use former Worthing hotel as temporary homeless accommodation
The grounds for reaching a joint decision by Adur & Worthing Members to use a former hotel in Worthing as temporary accommodation for homeless people were considered at a meeting of the Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee (JOSC) on Tuesday (25 July).The decision was to enter into an agreement for up to 10 years with Sussex-based SDR Group that would allow 44 local homeless single people to be housed at the Windsor House Hotel in East Worthing, if planning permission was granted.
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