Dear John Congratulations on being appointed chancellor. You are now in a position where you can facilitate the improvement of existing homes, and the delivery of a new generation of council homes, that are so desperately needed to help resolve the housing crisis. I have taken the opportunity on behalf of the Labour Campaign for … Continue reading Letter to the Chancellor on cancelling Housing Revenue Account debt
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Cancelling council housing debt
Shelter is calling on the government to cancel the Housing Revenue Account debt1. It asked Savills to do a report on the options for reducing debt. Martin Wicks gives an assessment of the report. Shelter is asking people here to email their councillors, calling on them to sign an Open Letter to the Chancellor calling … Continue reading Cancelling council housing debt
Shelter petition: introduce a bill to get councils building social homes again
“With record levels of homelessness, including 175,990 children growing up in temporary accommodation, we're calling on the government to introduce a new Get Councils Building Bill at the King's Speech on 13 May. This bill would tackle the barriers that are holding councils back from building the social homes we need. Social homes provide a foundation … Continue reading Shelter petition: introduce a bill to get councils building social homes again
Labour Campaign for Council Housing 