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With the opening last year of its 16th children’s home, Hull City Council achieved its aim to nearly triple its residential portfolio.
The council pledged almost four years earlier to increase its number of homes to enable more vulnerable children and young people to live in Hull.
In 2019 it had just four homes for young people with emotional behavioural difficulties (EBD) and two homes for those with disabilities.
The long-term expansion plans saw this increase to 13 homes offering EBD provision and three that can accommodate disabled children and young people.
New homes were opened to offer a smaller number of beds - supporting just one or two children - rather than existing larger six-bed group homes.
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