Manchester’s Homelessness Crisis Deepens

Manchester’s homelessness crisis hits new highs as rough sleeping surges to its highest level in two years, while families in temporary housing climb—despite a slight drop in single-person placements. Rising rents and shrinking affordable options are forcing more into destitution, with charities blaming the lack of truly affordable social housing. Officials say new builds and government action like unfreezing housing allowances are key, but debate rages over what qualifies as “affordable”—with social rent seen as the only viable lifeline for the most vulnerable. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/0c70cef0594b8a91