When Angela first applied for social housing in Manchester, she did so with the hope of finally being able to afford a place to call her own.
Having spent most of her life as a lodger, as she reached her fifties, the idea of continuing to share a flat with strangers filled her with dread. And, despite working full-time, the prospect of private renting on her own was out of reach.
Just before the start of the pandemic, Angela, who has asked not to be identified, was accepted for a one-bedroom flat in the centre of Fallowfield. It wasn't much, but a place she could finally call home.
