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The Homes for All campaign group comprising housing campaigners, trade unions, including UNISON, and community groups is calling on the UK Government […]

Veterans of the armed forces and key workers such as nurses, teachers and prison officers, will be prioritised. The consultation states that […]

At the same time, care workers are struggling on low pay – sometimes less than the legal minimum wage. It is no wonder, he said […]

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

Housing is out of reach for public service workers, declares local government conference

The new legislation bans unfair lettings fees for administration, reference checks and tenancy renewal fees, which create huge affordability […]

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

Date

8 December 2018 11:00am–5:00pm

Location

Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London, WC1H 9BD

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 […]

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’

“We will require care workers to be paid the living wage and end the business models that rely on exploitative zero hours […]

Government says it will not press ahead with policy which would have forced council in England to charge market rents to so-called high earners