Question follow-through · 122009

Homelessness: Salford and Wigan

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many households in (a) Salford and (b) Wigan were assessed as owed homelessness duty, broken down into (i) prevention duty, (ii) relief duty and (iii) main duty in each year

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
18 Mar 2026
Target answer date
26 Mar 2026
Answer
26 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 18 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many households in (a) Salford and (b) Wigan were assessed as owed homelessness duty, broken down into (i) prevention duty, (ii) relief duty and (iii) main duty in each year

  2. 26 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 26 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The government collects data on the number of people in temporary accommodation as a quarterly snapshot. To compare the number of people in temporary accommodation in Salford and Wigan year-on-year, you can compare the latest data from 30 September 2025 h...

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