For parents, it would mean that in financial terms, sending a child to university would be similar to their being in the sixth form at school or college, with the family typically providing accommodation but with no fees for tuition.

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The council can help people who are homeless through providing emergency accommodation.

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It also operates a centre for homeless people providing year-round supported accommodation for 20 adult men.

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