Manchester council helped more people who had nowhere to live or were at risk of becoming homeless than any other local authority in England last year. The town hall opened 6,525 homeless applications in 2021/22 – 54 pc more than it did three years earlier and higher than any other council in the country.
The situation this year is said to be similar with the number of households in temporary accommodation standing at 3,189 by the end of 2022. But as the impact of the cost of living crisis continues to be felt in the city, charities say more people are finding themselves homeless for the first time in their lives.
More than 100 families are booked into B&Bs every month - some staying for weeks - as the council struggles to find suitable accommodation for them. For those housed in temporary accommodation, the wait for a home can be years.
