Coronavirus pandemic reports 2020

Number of applications for help with homelessness in Trafford doubles during lockdown

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The number of families looking for help and advice on homelessness has doubled since the start of the pandemic.Trafford council’s executive member for housing, Coun James Wright, presented a report into the borough’s homelessness rates at a pandemic scrutiny meeting last night.There are currently 313 households classed as homeless in Trafford according to the report, and 122 of them have been placed in accommodation by the council.The report said: “The number of households seeking advice has seen a significant increase from around 30 a week before the lockdown to over 60 last week.“We can only assume that this increase of advice will continue to increase as government interventions such as payment holidays, furlough schemes and the halt on.

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