From 1 May, rent hikes and no-fault evictions will become things of the past
housing crisis
Survey reveals housing workers are battered by stress, overwork, violence, and lack of support. Without urgent investment, councils will continue to struggle
Sylvia Jones, UNISON’s housing policy expert, addresses several major issues in the housing sector and how UNISON is responding
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As the housing crisis deepens, Simon Jackson looks back at the history of council housing and how it can inform the future
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In the second of our series on the UK housing crisis, Simon Jackson examines two key symptoms – the impact on health and homelessness
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In the first of a series on the UK housing crisis, Simon Jackson explores the many issues involved, what the government intends to do about them, and what UNISON is doing
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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
Union demands a housing policy that works for working people as it publishes a manifesto for a new decade
Housing is out of reach for public service workers, declares local government conference
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
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 […]