Later, the couple visited the Stopover Project, which provides short-term accommodation and support to 16 to 25-year-olds.

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The scheme is designed to provide short-term accommodation, ranging from just one night to up to two weeks.

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"All were either immediately provided with short-term accommodation by the council or made their own alternative arrangements, " said the council statement.

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It also supports people who have been put up in short-term accommodation.

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The Guardian newspaper reported that the centre would provide children with a supervised home until they were 18 and short-term accommodation for newly returned adults.

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