Homelessness and housing demands

Figures and statistics of homelessness and social housing demands in Bury - April 2020

Housing applications

• 250 new housing applications received
• Average 20 days to process an application
• 1,496 applications on the housing register
  • 736 require a 1 bedroom property
  • 406 require a 2 bedroom property
  • 286 require a 3 bedroom property
  • 60 require a 4 bedroom property
  • 8 require a 5 bedroom property

Waiting times

Applications on the housing register have been waiting on average:

• 336 days for a 1 bedroom property
• 400 days for a 2 bedroom property
• 578 days for a 3 bedroom property
• 518 days for a 4 bedroom property
• 384 days for a 5 bedroom property

Properties advertised

Number of properties advertised on Bury Home Options:

• No properties are being advertised due to the pandemic

Housing advice and homelessness

• 247 new cases opened
• 412 active cases open on 30 April
• 168 households required advice only
• 18 households were threatened with homelessness
• 60 households were accepted as being homeless

 Temporary accommodation

• 3 households were placed in temporary accommodation
• Average number of nights staying in temporary accommodation was 86 nights
• 14 households secured accommodation
• On 30 April there were 49 households in temporary accommodation
  • 32 Families with a total of 72 children
  • 17 single people
• Bury Council do not use bed & Breakfast as temporary accommodation

Footfall and access to services

• 742 telephone calls made to housing services
• number of visitors to housing reception - not currently available