Andy Burnham pledged to end rough sleeping in Greater Manchester by 2020 — a goal met with dramatic early success, slashing street homelessness from 268 to just 90 by 2021. But with soaring living costs and national austerity, numbers are creeping back up, sparking criticism over his leadership — especially around tent clearance. Yet experts argue the real culprits are national housing shortages and policy failures, with over 89,000 on social housing waiting lists in the region alone. While some studies still praise Greater Manchester’s global standing, the consensus is clear: local efforts alone can’t fix a crisis shaped by national decisions.
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