Containers to house homeless

Homeless people in Brighton are to be offered temporary accommodation in converted shipping containers. A 'container community' of 36 units will be created on land now being used as a scrapyard. Some say it's a possible solution to a growing homes crisis.

But others say it's not a proper answer.

Charlotte Wilkins has been to see to see a similar scheme operating in London. Work will start next month to transform the land near Preston Circus in to a shipping container development.

Charlotte Wilkins speaks to Louise Stephenson, who's a resident at Forest YMCA, Tim Pain, from Forest YMCA, Rick Henderson from Homeless Link, Chris Gilbert from QED developers, and Andy Winter from the Brighton Housing Trust.