More than 1,100 rough sleepers have been safely housed in Greater Manchester hotels during the coronavirus crisis - but hundreds more people have become homeless since lockdown began.
Mayor Andy Burnham has accused the government of ‘pulling up the drawbridge’ by only providing emergency funding for people who were homeless before the outbreak.
This money will not help the 344 people who have been recorded as newly homeless since stricter social distancing measures were introduced.
A further 115 people are still sleeping rough across the city-region, including those leaving prison or who have seen sofa-surfing arrangements break down.