Housing is out of reach for public service workers, declares local government conference
housing crisis
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 […]
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’
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
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
UNISON has published a new briefing on the 2016 Housing and Planning Act (England)
Conference agrees actions against Housing Act
Local government delegates hear plea for a housing policy which will help people: ‘build, build, build’
UNISON tells London housing associations planning merger that success of plans relies on ‘efforts of dedicated workforce’
Labour’s candidate for mayor of London on the important role UNISON members have to play in the forthcoming elections