Housing workers in Bridgend are set to lose thousands of pounds from their pensions under plans by their employer, says their union UNISON today (Thursday). Staff at the Valleys to Coast Housing Association have been told the organisation is looking to leave the local government pensions scheme (LGPS), which would have given employees a […]
A national Housing Summit to discuss how housing campaigners, trade unions and tenant groups can organise and campaign for safe and secure homes for all – and for fairness and justice in our housing system. The Axe the Housing Act Campaign – Secure Homes for All, led by Defend Council Housing and supported by UNISON […]
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
“You can build a four or five hundred property estate, but you’ve got no new school, no new doctors. You’ve got private developers who are supposed to provide what’s called […]
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
The dream of buying a home is beyond most public service workers, and Mr Chiverton told conference that the […]
UNISON tells London housing associations planning merger that success of plans relies on ‘efforts of dedicated workforce’
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
