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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 make the case for decent […]

Union describes planning minister’s comments about a ‘moral right’ to decent homes as ‘a bit ripe’ given the government’s ‘shambolic’ housing policies

According to the government, First Homes will make it easier to get onto the property ladder by offering potential first-time […]

Union says the government has slashed affordable home budget by 60% and caused confusion in planning

The bill has passed its second reading in the House of Lords and is about to enter its committee and report […]

UNISON assistant policy officer Sylvia Jones said: “The government has pledged to deliver a million homes by 2020. However, most of the homes will be starter homes or […]

Union calls on the government to make capital funding available to housing associations and councils

Commenting on the findings, UNISON General Secretary, Dave Prentis, said: "Urgent government action is needed to deliver more homes. Whilst 93% of councillors are saying they want to […]

Conference condemns spiralling senior management salaries in the sector at a time when workers’ terms and conditions are being cut

The government needs to fund a new public housing programme to ensure provision of affordable and social housing […]

The government said earlier in April that it will hold a consultation over its plans, which would mean that […]

Money for the new homes scheme is deducted from local council grants and then redistributed - not on the basis of need or population - but to areas where most new […]

New report from Just Fair Consortium highlights concerns over housing

The government is consulting on proposals to make private rented tenancies longer in England – up to three years: the consultation closes on 26 August