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Written question asked by Michael Wheeler (Labour) on Monday, 16 March 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 March 2026 (named day). It was answered by Alison McGovern (Labour) on Thursday, 26 March 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Temporary Accommodation: Salford and Wigan

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many households were living in temporary accommodation in (a) Salford and (b) Wigan in each year since 2020.

Answer

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 here with the same day in 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020.

The government publishes annual data on the number of households owed a prevention and relief duty by local authority. You can find the data on gov.uk for 2024/25, 2023/24, 2022/23, 2021/22 and 2020/21. If homelessness is not successfully prevented or relieved and an applicant is unintentionally homeless, eligible for assistance and has priority need, the main duty is owed and the applicant will be placed in temporary accommodation. To compare the number of people owed a main duty in Salford and Wigan year-on-year, you can use the links to the published temporary accommodation data given above.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
121177
Session
2024-26
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Wigan Temporary accommodation Salford
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk