Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox In his first four years as mayor, he was faced with a rough sleeping 'crisis' – now Andy Burnham says he wants to tackle the root causes of homelessness.
Preparing for the economic impact of the pandemic to hit, the metro mayor has published a homelessness prevention strategy for Greater Manchester.
Evictions from rented properties are still the biggest cause of homelessness in Greater Manchester, Burnham says, and with a ban on evictions set to be lifted at the end of this month, the number of homeless people could soon spike.
Fears of furlough ending, coupled with companies cutting jobs and more businesses folding could also result in more people losing
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