'Many families have been fruitlessly bidding on properties to no avail through no fault of their own’.
Oldham is in ‘housing crisis’ with thousands of families bidding for social housing, as bosses say it would take more than a century to find homes for everyone. Members of Oldham council have agreed a motion declaring the borough is in the midst of a housing crisis as ‘too many’ residents live in ‘substandard or overcrowded housing’.
The numbers of families currently living in temporary accommodation has doubled since 2021, and now stands at 470. One family has been in temporary accommodation for three years as they need a five-bedroom property and ‘supply simply does not meed the demand’.READ MORE: Vile man attacked women at tram stop, in Morrison's car park and on the bus in terrifying 30 minute rampage
She added: “Housing is a basic human need and our ambition for every Oldhamer to have a decent affordable home should not be a big ask. However there is a growing scarcity of genuinely affordable housing and the fact of the matter is we simply haven’t built enough social homes for way too many years.
Coun Taylor told councillors that tenants, as well as home-owners should also be treated as a priority and they are calling on the government to go ahead with the ban on Section 21 No Fault Evictions. She added they need Westminster to do more to support councils with the soaring cost of temporary accommodation.
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