The number of families in temporary accommodation in Oldham has doubled due to a lack of social housing.
A town has declared it is in a "housing crisis" as thousands of families bid for social housing "to no avail".
Councillor Elaine Taylor said that housing was “a basic human need” but that there was a “growing scarcity” of affordable housing.Currently, there are more than 7,500 families on Oldham’s social housing register, with almost 11,000 applicants still being processed, the
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