Homelessness and Housing Demands

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

Housing applications

• 509 new housing applications received
• Average 24 days to process an application
• 1,391 applications on the housing register
  • 664 require a 1 bedroom property
  • 387 require a 2 bedroom property
  • 272 require a 3 bedroom property
  •   58 require a 4 bedroom property
  •     9 require a 5 bedroom property

Waiting times

Applications on the housing register have been waiting on average:

• 364 days for a 1 bedroom property
• 445 days for a 2 bedroom property
• 558 days for a 3 bedroom property
• 478 days for a 4 bedroom property
• 305 days for a 5 bedroom property

Properties Advertised

Number of properties advertised on Bury Home Options

• 82 -  1 bedroom properties
• 10 -  2 bedroom properties
• 4   -  3 bedroom properties

Housing advice and homelessness

• 267 new cases opened
• 363 active cases open on 31st December
• 195 households required advice only
•   26 households were threatened with homelessness
•   60 households were accepted as being homeless

 Temporary accommodation

• 19 households were placed in temporary accommodation
• Average number of nights staying in temporary accommodation was 76 nights
• 17 households secured accommodation
• On 31st January there were 50 households in temporary accommodation
  • 38 Families with a total of 81 children
  • 12 single people
• Bury Council do not use bed & Breakfast as temporary accommodation

Footfall and access to services

• 1,629 telephone calls made to housing services
•    680 visitors to housing reception