Fury as homeless charity rents out affordable housing pods on AIRBNB for £220 a night

A HOMELESS charity has sparked fury after it rented out its affordable housing pods on AirBnB for up to a whopping £220 a night.

Emmaus is a leading charity for the homeless in Bristol but has been slammed for making cash from renting out space on the popular accommodation site.

It has recently opened the tiny pods as part of a larger development on the roof of its headquarters in the city.

But two of them have recently sprung up for hundreds of pounds a night and are available for the public to stay in.

“Are you kidding?” said one disgusted Tweeter.

“AirBnB is one of the leading causes of gentrification and rent increases in urban areas - which leads directly to homelessness!

“Have you considered that you could’ve just let homeless people live here instead? Disgraceful.”

But the charity replied: “The pods are an addition to our multi-enterprise site.

“They’ll be used to provide long term ££ support for residents.

“They don’t take from housing stock and are too small for living so provide a holiday option that isn’t a potential home.”

But others were furious at the move too, especially as Bristol has seen an explosion of AirBnB lets, forcing some out of their homes to make way for tourists.

“Something seriously wrong when you have homeless families in hotels and tourists staying in private homes,” another said.

“So many profiting off the guise of charity. Sickening,” said another.

'SICKENING'

Another added: “Do you think homelessness could be anything to do with properties being built to generate income, not to actually house people in permanent homes?”