Winning the war against homelessness

Labour Councillor, James Wright has spoken of his pride after Trafford Council revealed it is starting to win the war against homelessness in the borough.

Cllr Wright, the Council’s Executive Member for Housing and Regeneration, spoke after a report revealed the Council’s Homelessness Strategy was proving to be a huge success.

The five-year strategy, which was launched in 2019, has helped hundreds of families from becoming homeless and has taken rough sleepers off the streets of Trafford.

The major achievements of the Council’s Homelessness Strategy so far include:

• 444 households prevented from becoming homeless in 2019/20
• Securing permanent accommodation for 21 long-term rough sleepers
• Providing housing advice to 34,485 households in 2019/20
• The Housing Options Service Trafford (HOST) team visited 2,360 households in 2019/20

The strategy sets out the Council’s priorities for Trafford over the next five years. They are: To prevent homelessness in Trafford; increase the supply of social housing and good quality temporary accommodation, work towards ending rough sleeping; improve access to employment, education and training for homeless people in Trafford and to improve their health and wellb

I cannot imagine how awful it must be to be without a permanent home for you and your family – it is the ultimate nightmare. That is why we are doing everything we can to win the battle against homelessness in Trafford.

Cllr Wright