South Lanarkshire Council will lease former student accommodation in Hamilton to house Ukrainian refugees.Today (December 14), councillors approved proposals to utilise old student housing at 2 Barrack street as temporary accommodation for those currently living in short term, ‘welcome hub’ hotel accommodation.There are 26 accommodation units with six individual rooms in each, split over three separate blocks which will be used to accommodate up to 200 Ukrainian refugees.
Support services will be moved to the new site to provide extra help.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now. Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Councillor Andrea Cowan (Rutherglen Central and North), welcomed the plans, saying: “I just want to welcome this, I think it’s a great improvement on the hotel hubs, in particular the Crutherland which is in the middle of nowhere in terms of public transport, so it’s good we’re moving people into somewhere that is central for lots of access to shops and day to day needs.“I’m a bit disappointed that it’s a communal living situation, also it is like six bedroom flats – with one kitchen facility but I do appreciate this is only temporary and a stop gap for people who will be moved on, which is better than hotels. "It’s really good to see this and all the services will be moved so people will have those on site, and I’d like to
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