Sign up to the MySalford newsletter and don't miss a thing happening in and around the cityAround 6,000 households are currently waiting for council housing in Salford.Most are waiting for a single bedroom – but more than 200 people apply whenever an affordable apartment that size becomes available in the city.The most vulnerable people are housed in temporary accommodation.
Some 155 families were living like that at the last count by Salford council on October 1.Some single parents say they have been waiting for years to be housed.The city's mayor Paul Dennett says he can only see demand for 'truly affordable' housing increasing in the near future following the pandemic.But the self-described 'sensible socialist' has a plan to build 3,000.
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