A housing emergency has been declared in Rochdale after it was revealed that there are nearly 10,000 rehousing applications in the borough with people having to wait up to five years for a home.
The issue has reached breaking point and is having an immediate impact on everyone from "young families seeking homes to elderly residents waiting for bungalows", according to a motion submitted to the council.
Rochdale Labour Group, which runs Rochdale Borough Council, is now looking at ways to improve the situation for struggling residents. READ MORE: The asylum seeker hotels in Greater Manchester which will be closing after government decision It is planning to access more family accommodation for residents and limit the use of bed and breakfasts to house people.
It also wants to increase the speed of development of affordable housing on unused land, and look at owning its own housing stock again in future.
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