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Conference agrees actions against Housing Act

The union warns that the act’s focus on home ownership will reduce the amount of social and affordable housing available to ordinary working people, hitting general housing provision. Many […]

Director Ken Loach talks about his acclaimed new film, which deals with the ‘conscious cruelty’ of the benefits system, leading people towards food banks and homelessness

The measure was part of the 2016 Housing and Planning Act and would mean anyone whose household income was more than £31,000 a year – or […]

Housing association members could be balloted over industrial action at newly merged housing group, one of largest in Europe

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1 September 2016 – 31 January 2018

The South East Young Members’ Forum has launched a campaign aimed at persuading the government to introduce rent capping in the South East. The South East has the second highest median rents, where private rental properties cost an average of £852 per month. The median rental values in London and the South East have grown […]

UNISON is campaigning for more housing that is affordable for our members, their families, key workers and citizens. The union is concerned about the housing crisis the nation faces. We are […]

“This means nurses, care workers, teaching assistants and other public servants are increasingly forced to live miles and miles from […]

But there are many other elections before June, all of which will have some impact on people’s lives. On 4 May voters will have […]

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

The horrific tragedy at Grenfell tower pushes safe housing up the agenda at UNISON’s local government conference

In a lengthy and emotional debate, speaker after speaker highlighted the consequences of millions of workers and […]

According to the findings, nurses, teaching assistants, social workers and other public service employees are increasingly looking to leave London as a result of […]

The housing crisis is one of the greatest problems – and challenges – that our country faces. For too long, not enough homes have been built. As a result, house prices in many parts of the country have risen dramatically, often to levels which make housing completely unaffordable for those who provide our vital public services.

When broken down to health workers who live in the private rented sector, those looking to leave rises to 87%. London has the highest […]