To capitalise on this opportunity, local councils should ask businesses whether they are using their office spaces or not. If they are no longer in use, they should be asked if they mind allowing a homeless shelter to be set up in the building either on a temporary or permanent basis.
The council can offer to pay a minimal fee to the company for use of the building. At the same time this will create an additional income channel for firms that may be suffering due to the economic effects of the pandemic. In this solution both companies, local authorities, and the homeless benefit.
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