Homelessness and housing demands

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

Housing applications

• 430 new housing applications received
• Average 5 working days to process an application
• 1,398 applications on the housing register
  • 691 require a 1 bedroom property
  • 379 require a 2 bedroom property
  • 262 require a 3 bedroom property
  • 59   require a 4 bedroom property
  • 7     require a 5 bedroom property

Waiting times

Applications on the housing register have been waiting on average:

• 333 days for a 1 bedroom property
• 378 days for a 2 bedroom property
• 531 days for a 3 bedroom property
• 559 days for a 4 bedroom property
• 467 days for a 5 bedroom property

Properties advertised

Number of properties advertised on Bury Home Options:

• 87  x  1 bed properties
• 11  x  2 bed properties
• 3    x  3 bed properties

Housing advice and homelessness

• 343 new cases opened
• 481 active cases open on 30th June
• 248 households required advice only
• 11   households were threatened with homelessness
• 64   households were accepted as being homeless

 Temporary accommodation

• 9 households were placed in temporary accommodation
• Average number of nights staying in temporary accommodation was 94 nights
• 15 households secured accommodation
• On 30th June there were 30 households in temporary accommodation
  • 20 Families with a total of 42 children
  • 10 single people
• Bury Council do not use bed & Breakfast as temporary accommodation

Footfall and access to services

• 1,487 telephone calls made to housing services
• number of visitors to housing reception - not currently available