# Rochdale Converts Homes to Cut Homelessness Costs Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/manchester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7574135/rochdale-converts-homes-to-cut-homelessness-costs Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/manchester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7574135/rochdale-converts-homes-to-cut-homelessness-costs.md Podcast: [Manchester News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/manchester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7574135) Published: 2026-06-17T10:28:05+00:00 Episode link: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/dcbfbc12-f451-447d-907c-1de3797a77f9.mp3 Audio file: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/dcbfbc12-f451-447d-907c-1de3797a77f9.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/manchester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7574135/episodes/rochdale-converts-homes-to-cut-homelessness-costs Duration seconds: 96 ## Resource Rochdale council is launching a bold new plan to combat homelessness by converting 32 empty homes into affordable temporary housing, saving over $250,000 annually while giving families a dignified place to stay—away from pricey hotels and B&Bs. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/26f0f07ace6e8db6 ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/manchester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7574135/episodes/rochdale-converts-homes-to-cut-homelessness-costs/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/manchester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7574135/rochdale-converts-homes-to-cut-homelessness-costs.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.