New housing pods to be built for young families experiencing homelessness in Salford

With innovative thinking and modern building techniques at the forefront, permission was recently granted by Salford City Council’s Planning Committee for the Seedley Road site. The six modular units will be available for young single parent families who have become homeless. The spaces will allow people to live independently with their own kitchen area, living area, bathroom and bedroom, whilst still having access to wrap around support from the charity, Salford Foyer.

The properties will be delivered by Agile Homes and will be part funded by money raised through LandAid’s flagship SleepOut event in Greater Manchester, which the team from Places for People took part in. The events sees hundreds come together each year from across the property and charity industries to face a night sleeping outside in the cold – a small insight into what hundreds of young people battling with homelessness experience across the UK every night.

Last year alone nearly 136,000 16-24 year olds presented to their local authority as homeless or at risk of homelessness. Sadly, this figure is getting worse with a 2.21% rise in the North West on the previous year. With rising rents and reductions in benefit payments disproportionately affecting those most vulnerable, like young single parent families, support has never been needed more.

LandAid’s mission is to bring the property industry together to support charities delivering life-changing services for young people who are or have been homeless, or who are at risk of homelessness in the future. Through a unique network of corporate partners, they invest funding and expertise where they can achieve lasting impact.

Salford Foyer, run by leading social enterprise Places for People, has been offering temporary accommodation for homeless 16–25-year-olds for 27 years and currently has space to support 43 young people.

People like James.