It may have been dubbed the 'new Berlin' but an 'unprecedented' number of families in Stockport are struggling
Stockport has been dubbed 'the New Berlin' for its transformed town centre and the number of cool bars and shops opening up for locals to enjoy.
This year, Stockport council expects to spend £1 million on hotels for people facing homelessness - a figure up from £180,000 in 2022. Colin MacAlister, Stockport council's cabinet member for economy, regeneration, and housing, said: "In isolation no one council can solve this problem, we have to have government help. I'm hopeful that any new government will look favourably on that.
The Lib Dems - who run the town hall - recently announced that this would be paused again during the general election campaign. These interchange apartments are priced at around £1,000 a month for a one-bedroom property - a figure which opposition councillors have said risks pricing local people out. Salford's mayor - who leads the city council - declared a homelessness and housing crisis earlier this year, as growing numbers of people are presenting to the council without a place to live.
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