HOMELESS people in Scarborough are being offered “intensive” help to get then off the streets through a pilot scheme.
Scarborough Borough Council said 150 people in the town had been identified as being trapped in a cycle of crime, addiction and homelessness, and the new initiative will see 24 of them being given support with accommodation, employment and other problems for up to two years.
The authority has said £200,000 has been earmarked for the scheme, but the costs are expected to rise as it progresses.
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