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'It's a fresh start to the new year': Manchester's first accommodation service targeted at LGBT+ homeless people opens

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direct to your inbox Manchester’s first accommodation service catered specifically for homeless people who identify as LGBT+ opened earlier this week.

The Riverside Housing project in the city centre consists of six modern flats providing residents with a safe space ‘free from discrimination’ alongside additional support services.

The project has been supported by Mayor Andy Burnham’s A Bed Every Night (ABEN) initiative, which has a target of providing short-term accommodation for every rough sleeper in the city-region.

One of the first residents to move into the tailored properties was 61-year-old Elaine, who had transferred from Riverside's emergency hotel provision in Gorton.

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