'We're the area where rent has gone up the most. Why? We're the poorest town going'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukVeronica Biggins doesn’t go on any fancy holidays. She doesn’t splurge on luxuries or treat herself to expensive clothes. With rent prices rising more in Oldham than anywhere else in the north, she can barely even afford her home. “It’s a horrible life,” the 61-year-old, from Royton, told the Manchester Evening News. “This is why people are killing themselves – because they can’t afford to live. READ MORE: 'When you look around, I'm not being awful, but the people look like they've been beaten by the poverty stick' “We’re the area where rent has gone up the most.
Why? We’re the poorest town going. We’re the roughest town and all.” The carer is among thousands of renters who are struggling to pay their bills across the borough.
Oldham has seen the largest rent increase of any local authority in the north of England, according to new data. The average home in Oldham cost £766 a month to rent in the 12 months to April, up by 13.4 per cent compared to the year earlier.
That’s marginally more than in Salford, which has seen the north’s next highest rise. The average home there costs £1,033 a month to rent, up by 13.2 per cent compared to last year.
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