The Prince of Wales has announced plans to build 24 homes to provide temporary accommodation for local people experiencing homelessness on Duchy of Cornwall land in the south-west of England. Working with the Cornish homelessness charity St Petrocs, the project will provide the homes in Nansledan, a suburb of Newquay, with “wraparound support” including training and job opportunities. The development of “high-quality temporary accommodation that feels like home” is due to begin in September and the first homes are expected to be completed in autumn next year, according to a statement from the estate. Last year the prince’s foundation announced that it would provide £3m to fund the Homewards project, which emulates one run in Finland and aims to help homeless people into permanent accommodation, regardless of their circumstances. The Duchy also said it planned to create a private rented scheme for Nansledan for people on lower incomes, providing longer-term tenancies and transparent rent increases. The estate has also committed to building more than 400 social rented homes and a further 475 affordable dwellings on its new development of South East Faversham in Kent. But the move was dismissed as “more spin than substance” by anti-monarchy campaigners. Graham Smith, the chief executive of Republic, said the UK would spend at least £3.4bn on the monarchy over the next decade. “That’s money that could be invested in homes for those who most need them, instead of two dozen palatial homes for one family,” he said. “The public are well aware of the housing crisis because, unlike William, we are all dealing with the consequences of it. For William to trumpet this very limited scheme as a response to that crisis is nonsense.” The Duchy of Cornwall estate – which stretches 52,600 hectares (130,000 acres) from Cornwall to Kent – passed to William in 2022, when Prince Charles acceded to the throne. The portfolio of land, property and investments, valued at more than £1bn, provides a sizeable income for the future monarch; it paid his father an income of £21m for the year ending 31 March 2022, according to the duchy’s annual accounts. The Duchy also said it planned to create a private rented scheme for Nansledan for people on lower incomes, providing longer-term tenancies and transparent rent increases. The estate has also committed to building more than 400 social rented homes and a further 475 affordable dwellings on its new development of South East Faversham in Kent. But the move was dismissed as “more spin than substance” by anti-monarchy campaigners. Graham Smith, the chief executive of Republic, said the UK would spend at least £3.4bn on the monarchy over the next decade. “That’s money that could be invested in homes for those who most need them, instead of two dozen palatial homes for one family,” he said. “The public are well aware of the housing crisis because, unlike William, we are all dealing with the consequences of it. For William to trumpet this very limited scheme as a response to that crisis is nonsense.” The Duchy of Cornwall estate – which stretches 52,600 hectares (130,000 acres) from Cornwall to Kent – passed to William in 2022, when Prince Charles acceded to the throne. The portfolio of land, property and investments, valued at more than £1bn, provides a sizeable income for the future monarch; it paid his father an income of £21m for the year ending 31 March 2022, according to the duchy’s annual accounts.