Housing changes will not reverse previous cuts to budgets

Commenting on the changes announced to housing budgets today (Wednesday) by the Chancellor, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “The promised investment in housing and the commitment to build new housing for rent does little for the many families and individuals rapidly being priced out of our towns and cities. “The chance to buy or […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

UNISON joins alliance to defend affordable housing

Housing and Planning Bill will lead to social cleansing, claims campaign group

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON responds to government housing plans

Plans to increase the country’s housing stock are welcome, but do nothing to tackle the problems for those on low incomes

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON backs TUC young workers’ housing charter

UNISON is backing the TUC’s housing charter for young people in the private rented sector.

Article on the UNISON National site.

Budget housing policies condemned

Housing policies announced in the July Budget will lead to fewer social homes at social rents being built, and will cause hardship to vulnerable tenants on modest incomes, says UNISON

Article on the UNISON National site.

New ‘right to buy’ will worsen housing crisis

UNISON warns that extending right-to-buy to housing association tenants will mean even fewer affordable social homes to rent and worsen the housing crisis

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

How the new government can fix the housing crisis

UNISON backs wide-ranging proposals that will give families, the young and low-paid a chance of a decent home

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON highlights the urgent need for more homes

UNISON calls on the government to start an urgent programme of building affordable homes and social housing that people on low incomes can afford

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON calls for action as newspaper reveals scale of London ‘social cleansing’

UNISON is calling for action to help people in rented accomodation, as the Independent reveals 50,000 families have been forced out of their London homes by welfare reforms and rising rents

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Government fails to ensure right to adequate housing, says new report

New report from Just Fair Consortium highlights concerns over housing

Article, News on the UNISON National site.