UNISON is calling for action to help people in rented accommodation, as research reveals the scale of the impact of welfare reforms and rising rents on those in London in particular. The Independent has published research showing that these things have made it harder for those on low incomes to afford housing in London – […]
UNISON calls on the government to start an urgent programme of building affordable homes and social housing that people on low incomes can afford
UNISON backs wide-ranging proposals that will give families, the young and low-paid a chance of a decent home
UNISON warns that extending right-to-buy to housing association tenants will mean even fewer affordable social homes to rent and worsen the housing crisis
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 is backing the TUC’s housing charter for young people in the private rented sector.
Plans to increase the country’s housing stock are welcome, but do nothing to tackle the problems for those on low incomes
Housing and Planning Bill will lead to social cleansing, claims campaign group
Commenting on the changes announced to housing budgets today (Wednesday) by the Chancellor, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “The promised investment in housing and the commitment to build new housing for rent does little for the many families and individuals rapidly being priced out of our towns and cities. “The chance to buy or […]
Writer and veteran campaigner Harry Leslie Smith looks to the past and shares his hopes – and fears – for the future
The bill has passed its second reading in the House of Lords and is about to enter its committee and report […]
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.
Labour’s candidate for mayor of London on the important role UNISON members have to play in the forthcoming elections
L&Q, Hyde Group and East Thames housing associations opened talks last Friday on the biggest merger in the sector’s […]
The dream of buying a home is beyond most public service workers, and Mr Chiverton told conference that the […]
