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A day of action on 11 February will call on the Westminster government to fund a rent freeze and end evictions during the cost of living crisis

The union calls on people to respond to the government’s consultation on it’s new scheme, which will not solve the housing crisis

Community conference sets out key policies in social care, housing, health and safety and much more

That means that public-service workers and ordinary citizens have been priced out of the housing market: they cannot afford to buy, while […]

National delegate conference backs a range of approaches to tackle the shortage of affordable housing in a passionate debate A passionate debate at UNISON’s national delegate conference saw the union put forward a range of measures to tackle the housing crisis – or, as one speaker put it, the “housing emergency”. The debate in Liverpool, […]

Photo: Marcus Rose   Housing is out of reach for public service workers, UNISON’s local government conference declared today. The conference vowed to “continue to […]

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

Plans to abolish ‘no-fault’ evictions are welcome, says union, but more needs to be done for private tenants

7 September 2018 Embargo: 00.01hrs Sunday 9 September 2018 Home ownership little more than a pipe dream for public sector workers in the East of England, says UNISON Owning a home has become virtually impossible for many public sector workers in the East of England, according to research published today (Sunday) by UNISON. Getting a deposit together […]

Meeting just three-days after Grenfell anniversary, conference calls for safe and affordable housing for all

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 […]

Access to good, affordable social housing is key to family and social health, community service group conference hears

We need to restore direct investment and subsidy for public housing

Devolution is finally reaching the English regions – on 4 May, voters get to elect the first batch of ‘metro mayors’

A great deal depends on it, not least the future of public services, the NHS, the wage packets and livelihood of UNISON members, and life in the UK after Brexit. But there […]