An innovative scheme unique to Peterborough is offering people sleeping rough the chance to take their first steps away from the streets and into accommodation.
The Off the Streets Accommodation scheme on Eastfield Road, which opened in April 2025, is a collaboration between Peterborough City Council and My Housing Options Community Interest Company. It is the first scheme of its kind in the country.
The properties can help up to 17 people with multiple and complex needs, for whom other temporary solutions such as hotels and B&Bs may be unsuitable.
It is being funded for 12 months by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) as part of the rough sleeping initiative funding.
Currently eight rough sleepers are staying in the shared and self-contained accommodation on a temporary basis.
The properties are designed to help ensure they are given intensive support to help them gain a pathway into permanent accommodation and prevent them from returning to the streets.