Homelessness and housing demands

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

Housing applications

• 375 new housing applications received
• Average 20 working days to process an application
• 1,417 applications on the housing register
  • 705 require a 1 bedroom property
  • 387 require a 2 bedroom property
  • 258 require a 3 bedroom property
  • 57   require a 4 bedroom property
  • 10   require a 5 bedroom property

Waiting times

Applications on the housing register have been waiting on average:

• 325 days for a 1 bedroom property
• 390 days for a 2 bedroom property
• 533 days for a 3 bedroom property
• 638 days for a 4 bedroom property
• 515 days for a 5 bedroom property

Properties advertised

Number of properties advertised on Bury Home Options:

• 65  x  1 bed properties
• 14  x  2 bed properties
• 2    x  3 bed properties

Housing advice and homelessness

• 290 new cases opened
• 559 active cases open on 31st October
• 193 households required advice only
• 6     households were threatened with homelessness
• 57   households were accepted as being homeless

 Temporary accommodation

• 12 households were placed in temporary accommodation
• Average number of nights staying in temporary accommodation was 94 nights
• 8 households secured accommodation
• On 31st October there were 30 households in temporary accommodation
  • 18 Families with a total of 50 children
  • 12   Single people
• Bury Council do not use bed & Breakfast as temporary accommodation

Footfall and access to services

• 1,277 telephone calls made to housing services
• number of visitors to housing reception - not currently available