Homelessness and housing demands
Figures and statistics of homelessness and social housing demands in Bury - September 2021
Housing applications
- 399 new housing applications received
- Average 35 working days to process an application
- 1,529 applications on the housing register
- 758 require a one bedroom property
- 385 require a two bedroom property
- 308 require a three bedroom property
- 67 require a four bedroom property
- 11 require a five bedroom property
Note: The council do not have any five bedroom properties in their stock. Applicants with a five bed need are able to bid on larger four bed properties that have a separate downstairs reception room.
Waiting times
Applications on the housing register have been waiting on average:
- 387 days for a one bedroom property
- 429 days for a two bedroom property
- 526 days for a three bedroom property
- 667 days for a four bedroom property
- 819 days for a five bedroom property
Note: The council do not have any five bedroom properties in their stock. Applicants with a five bed need are able to bid on larger four bed properties that have a separate downstairs reception room.
Properties advertised
Number of properties advertised on Bury Home Options:
- 77 one bed properties (of which 55 were retirement living properties)
- 15 two bed properties (of which 1 was a retirement living property)
- 4 three bed properties
- 0 four bed property
Housing advice and homelessness
- 292 new cases opened
- 523 active cases open on 30th September
- 218 households required advice only
- 14 households were threatened with homelessness
- 77 households were accepted as being homeless
Temporary accommodation
- 15 households were placed in temporary accommodation
- Average number of nights staying in temporary accommodation was 112 nights
- 6 households secured accommodation
- On 30th September there were 69 households in temporary accommodation
- 52 families with a total of 107 children
- 17 single people
- Bury Council do not use bed and breakfast as temporary accommodation
Footfall and access to services
- 1,641 telephone calls made to housing services
- number of visitors to housing reception - not currently available