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PROVISION FOR THE HOMELESS
Temporary Accommodation
47. The policy of the Council in providing separate units of
accommodation for homeless families was continued during the
year. The special arrangement with Kent County Council whereby
families from the London Borough of Bromley were accommodated
at King Hill Hostel, West Mailing, came to an end on 31st March,
1967. There were 3 families at King Hill Hostel on 1st April, 1966,
and a further 7 families were admitted during the year. Of these
10 families, 1 family found their own accommodation and the
remaining 9 families were transferred into family units in the
Borough.
48. Family unit accommodation in the Borough increased from 7
properties at 1st April, 1966, to 11 properties at 31st March, 1967.
At the beginning of the year there were 3 families in units in the
Borough and a further 8 families were admitted into family units
during the course of the year, in addition to the 9 families transferred
from King Hill Hostel. The Housing Department provided
permanent housing accommodation for 8 families and 1 family
were able to make their own arrangements. Thus, at 31st March,
1967, there were 11 families in temporary accommodation and all
these were accommodated in family units within the Borough.

49. In the year 1965/66, 27 families had been provided with
temporary accommodation, whereas in 1966/67, 12 fewer families
—a drop of 45%—were accommodated.