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Sign in or register for an accountThere is a severe shortage of affordable housing in Salford, with many more people/families in need of affordable housing than is available.
Currently, every day there are between 5,000 and 5,500 applicants (and their families) who are registered on Salford Home Search (Salford’s housing register) and are in need of affordable housing.
If we compare this number, with the number of homes that become available for let on Salford Home Search, this is significantly lower.
In the 12 months between April 2023 and March 2024, there were only 728 households/applicants rehoused via Salford Home Search.
There are more households who need 1 and 2 bedroom homes, but there are only a very small number of large family homes that become available:
|
Number of bedrooms |
Number of applications in need each day: like on 7 June 2024 |
Number of applicants rehoused in 12 months: 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 |
|---|---|---|
|
Studio or 1 bedroom |
2,455 single people |
277 |
|
1 bedroom |
226 couples |
39 |
|
2 bedrooms |
1490 families |
287 |
|
3 bedrooms |
901 families |
112 |
|
4 bedrooms |
209 families |
11 |
|
5 bedrooms |
20 families |
2 |
|
6 bedrooms |
2 families |
0 |
Although there are only a few, very large families that need housing, only a very small number of family sized homes become available to rent each year. Over the last 5 years for example, there has only been 1 x 5 bedroom home available for let through Salford Home Search.
Families waiting for 3 and 4 bedroom homes are likely to be waiting years for a home.
6 bedroom homes almost never become available.
Although the numbers of applicants who need a home on one level or which are adapted are smaller, it is even harder to find homes that can meet their needs.
This is because there are even fewer homes that are all on one level, only have a few steps or are adapted.
Households waiting for this type of accommodation are likely to be waiting even longer than those who can climb stairs or live in a block.
This table shows the number of households who are registered for housing and who need accessible or adapted housing:
|
Number of bedrooms |
Number of applicants in need of a home on one floor with no more than a few steps, each day: like on 7 June 2024 |
Number of applicants in need of a home all on one level (no steps). Each day: like on 7 June 2024 |
Number of applicants in need of a wheelchair adapted home, each day: like on 7 June 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Studio or 1 bedroom – single person |
199 |
24 |
40 |
|
1 bedroom |
37 |
13 |
37 |
|
2 bedrooms |
64 |
17 |
20 |
|
3 bedrooms |
25 |
1 |
18 |
|
4 bedrooms |
3 |
0 |
7 |
|
5 bedrooms |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
6 bedrooms |
0 |
0 |
0 |
This table shows the number of households who were rehoused in accessible or adapted housing over a 12 month period:
|
Number of bedrooms |
Number of applicants rehoused in a home on one floor with no more than a few steps, In the 12 months between 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 |
Number of applicants rehoused in a home all on one level (no steps). In the 12 months between 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 |
Number of applicants rehoused, in a wheelchair adapted home, in the 12 months between 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 bedroom |
81 |
11 |
7 |
|
2 bedrooms |
20 |
3 |
6 |
|
3 bedrooms |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
4 bedrooms |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
5 bedrooms |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
6 bedrooms |
0 |
0 |
0 |
If an applicant has been waiting a very long time, then the likely reasons for this are:
Some applicants may never be rehoused through Salford Home Search, because there will always be other households with greater housing needs. Applicants should always consider private rented housing as an option.
To increase their chances of being rehoused applicants should consider living in as many areas of Salford as possible, and consider living in flats as well as houses.