Overview

• Paul Maddocks, 43, and his 73-year-old mother, Susan Weatherman, have spent three weeks in a Travelodge room lacking cooking and laundry facilities after their Edgeley eviction.
• The pair have survived on Pot Noodles and takeaways, running low on funds and reporting a worsening toll on Paul’s mental health.
• Stockport Homes has apologised for the distress and vowed to find permanent accommodation, but it has not provided the family with a relocation timetable.
• Stockport Council is on track to spend about £2 million on emergency hotel housing this year as roughly 8,000 people remain on the social housing register.
• Rents in the borough have climbed 8 percent over the past year to an average of £1,000 per month, putting private rentals out of reach for many displaced households.