Council Seeks £6m to Keep Open Homeless Hostel Resisted by Neighbours

Council seeks £6m to keep open homeless hostel resisted by neighbours

Islington Council wants £6m for a Finsbury Park homeless hostel that triggered 'fears' and saw an 'unusual' number of complaints

North London hostel triggered 'complete relationship breakdown' with neighbours who lodged 'unusual' level of complaints

A North London borough has said it needs £6m to keep running a “crucial” homeless hostel that triggered a “complete relationship breakdown” between the shelter’s neighbours and the Town Hall. Islington Council says it is seeking the seven-figure sum from either Mayor Sadiq Khan or central government so it can pay a supplier to maintain services at the shelter, intended for people sleeping rough and with “often very chaotic lifestyles”. The 30-be…