‘They will change lives’: the micro houses tackling homelessness in Cambridge
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An affordable housing project delayed by coronavirus will launch next week, providing secure accommodation to rough sleepers in Cambridge, where the high cost of living has pushed people onto the street.
The development comprises six micro homes, which have been installed on land belonging to a local church. The land has been donated to the project for three years and the properties have been designed to be easily relocated to another free site when the current tenure is up.
Each property has a fitted kitchen, living area, bathroom, separate bedroom and washing machine. Residents can stay for as long as they need and will receive onsite support from the homeless charity Jimmy’s Cambridge.
When the units are moved to another location, residents will have the choice of continuing to live in them or moving to more permanent accommodation if they are able to do so.
The initiative has been led by the charity Allia, which supports development projects with a positive impact, in partnershi...
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