This is from the Town and Country Planning Association Today, a group of over 60 local authorities, businesses and NGOs are calling on the government to scrap plans that could spell the end of zero carbon homes in England. In a letter to the Rt Hon Steve Reed MP, the Secretary of State for Housing, … Continue reading The end of zero carbon homes?
Shelter calls for need-led housing policy
“We urgently need a new approach that places meeting genuine housing need at the heart of housing policy. To do that the government must urgently ramp up social housing delivery beyond what is currently planned, holding developers to account to deliver their fair share of social homes and getting councils building at scale once again.” … Continue reading Shelter calls for need-led housing policy
Denied a tenancy for being unable to afford the rent
A report by Crisis, based on a survey of housing associations, highlighted that some tenants are being denied a tenancy, even when they come top of the list of applicants, because they are judged to not be able to afford the rent or had “unmet support needs”. The Crisis report, Moving the deckchairs, highlighted that … Continue reading Denied a tenancy for being unable to afford the rent
Joseph Rowntree Foundation report – rising rent pushes people into poverty
The 2026 report on poverty, by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation highlights the relationship between rent and poverty. It estimates that 40% of social renters and 37% of private renters are “in poverty after housing costs”. Within this group around a quarter of social renters and 4 in 10 private renters were only in poverty after … Continue reading Joseph Rowntree Foundation report – rising rent pushes people into poverty
Above inflation rent increases can’t compensate for under-funding of council housing
Driving up rent will impoverish tenants, it won't resolve the council housing funding crisis. In explaining our opposition to 10 years of above inflation rent increases and 'rent convergence' (No to 10 years of above inflation rent increases – Labour Campaign for Council Housing ) we said that “These policies are a substitute – to … Continue reading Above inflation rent increases can’t compensate for under-funding of council housing
Council housing is the key to resolving the housing crisis
Media release January 20th 2026 In an interview on ITV a Minister has finally explained why the government opposes funding a large scale council house building programme. Daniel Hewitt asked Steve Reed why the government didn't do what the Attlee government did; its mass council house building programme. According to Reed it's because people have … Continue reading Council housing is the key to resolving the housing crisis
Local government financial settlement : this is not the break from austerity we need
LGA Labour Leader Bev Craig has said that the government's three year local government funding settlement indicates that “austerity is over”. Yet even she admits that the funding gap for local authorities has only been reduced from £6 billion to £4 billion. Look at the financial projections and you see that councils' 'core spending power' … Continue reading Local government financial settlement : this is not the break from austerity we need
2025 – the 10 most read articles on our website
Here are the top 10 most read LCfCH website articles for 2025. If you haven't read any of them have a look. 1. Briefing: why we oppose 'rent convergence' August 2025 The government is reintroducing New Labour's 'rent convergence' which could mean an extra £2 a week on top of 10 years of CPI+1%. 2. … Continue reading 2025 – the 10 most read articles on our website
Too poor for council or housing association homes
A report from the housing campaign, Crisis, in collaboration with Herior-Watt University and the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence indicates that around a third of housing associations surveyed said pre-tenancy affordability checks determined that the applicant would not be given a tenancy due to “too low an income or insecure finances”. According to Crisis … Continue reading Too poor for council or housing association homes
Social rent council homes fall below 1.5 million
Stats in Brief Council Housing Statistics 2024/25 December 2025 thelabourcampaignforcouncilhousing.org Every year councils with council housing stock send in statistical data to the Ministry of Housing. Some of them for 2024/25 have been published. The remaining ones, including Right to Buy sales will be published in the new year. You can check out the data … Continue reading Social rent council homes fall below 1.5 million