00:00More than 130 people who were sleeping rough were given temporary accommodation by councils across the northeast after emergency cold weather measures were activated.
00:11Local authorities put Severe Weather Emergency Protocols, known as SWEP, into place when temperatures remained below freezing for three consecutive days,
00:22a threshold designed to reduce the risk of serious harm or death among people without shelter.
00:28Several councils activated the protocol as temperatures dropped and wintry conditions spread across the region,
00:35allowing rough sleepers to access accommodation regardless of their usual eligibility status.
00:43Middlesbrough Council supported the highest number of people, providing help to 61 individuals while the protocol was active,
00:50before confirming that the measures ended once weather conditions improved.
00:54The council said some people required support for the full duration of the emergency arrangements,
01:01while others needed shelter for a single night.
01:04Matthew Edwards, the council's housing access and independent living manager,
01:09said the risks faced by people sleeping rough increased significantly during extreme weather
01:14in that the response aimed to be flexible to individual circumstances.
01:19Across the region, councils used a range of accommodation options, including shared houses,
01:25depending on whether people were alone or part of a couple.
01:28곳
01:38three
01:39d
01:40two
01:40one
01:41to
01:42two
01:43two
01:44to
01:46two
Comments