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"My retirement looks a lot different. It's massive kick in the teeth for your loyalty after years of service." UNISON Cymru/Wales regional organiser Carmen Bezzina […]

A new housing report commissioned by UNISON paints a shocking picture of the UK’s housing crisis, while offering a positive vision for the future of affordable housing

People who want social housing will apply to the list, fill in a form, and are assessed and prioritised by the team. “We allocate people a band based on their […]

New Tenancy Fees Act (Engalnd) comes into force on 1 June – Scotland and Wales have own legislation

In most parts of the UK, the price of renting a home has risen steadily, while public sector salaries… well, they haven’t. Find out how much NHS porters, nurses, PCSOs and more are spending on rent

Thursday 19 April 2018 For immediate release Commenting on Labour’s plans to build a million ‘genuinely affordable’ properties over 10 years, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “It’s great to see Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party taking the housing crisis so seriously. “A million genuinely affordable homes would be a good start to fixing our broken […]

UNISON launches a survey report into the impact of housing costs on London’s public service workers

Local government delegates hear plea for a housing policy which will help people: ‘build, build, build’

“Conservative policies like Right to Buy, Pay to Stay and the cut to social rent are forcing the social housing sector into turmoil.” Mr Gray noted that all UNISON members in London […]

UNISON is supporting the “Kill The Housing Bill” campaign, calling for significant investment in building more homes of all types to alleviate the housing crisis, and for improvements to the Bill to ensure that genuinely affordable housing is protected to meet the housing needs of people on low to middle incomes.

New UNISON briefing on government’s Housing and Planning Bill highlights risks and offer advice on what you can do

Writer and veteran campaigner Harry Leslie Smith looks to the past and shares his hopes – and fears – for the future

Housing policies announced in the July Budget will lead to fewer social homes at social rents being built, and will cause hardship to vulnerable tenants on modest incomes, says UNISON

UNISON welcomes new law which aims to protect renters

So we are asking for your help in rectifying that. UNISON has asked NatCen Social Research, an independent social […]