https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me8KJlzYymI John Harris takes a visit to Liverpool during the Labour conference. A 15 minute video, well worth a watch. Our member Carol Hayton makes an appearance.
Category: Homelessness
Homelessness – “The government’s response does little to inspire confidence”
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Homelessness has commented on the government's response to report, England's Homesless Children: the crisis in temporaryaccommodation. In a scathing statement Chair Flo Eshalomi “Last year, a record 127,000 households faced homelessness, with devastating impacts to their health, work and education. When so many families are facing this crisis, the … Continue reading Homelessness – “The government’s response does little to inspire confidence”
The financial crisis of local government and the housing crisis
"Labour council groups, CLPs and affiliated unions need to raise the alarm and demand that Labour commits to increased funding, both for local government services and for council housing." Will a Labour government come to the rescue of local government? What is it proposing to do to stop the collapse of local authorities and to … Continue reading The financial crisis of local government and the housing crisis
Emergency Accommodation and Homelessness Summit
"the financial and social crisis caused by escalating homelessness and use of emergency accommodation threatens budgets across local government" Councillor Sarah Doyle, Cabinet Member for Housing on Liverpool Council, reports on an emergency meeting on Temporary Accommodation and its dire financial impact on councils. As councils across the country prepare to present options to councillors … Continue reading Emergency Accommodation and Homelessness Summit
“The grim wait for vacant social housing”
A Labour Party member in Wiltshire is supporting our campaign to end RTB and will be submitting our model motion to her CLP for the Labour Conference in October. She tells us about the experience of homelessness which results from the shortage of council housing. “I've experienced homelessness with my two children and the grim … Continue reading “The grim wait for vacant social housing”
“constant struggle to finance sufficient numbers of new properties to outpace those lost to right to buy”
Peter Lamb, Crawley councillor writes on the difficulties of build sufficient new council homes. We live in very challenging times, an era when many long-running issues are coming to a head and at times it can seem difficult to know exactly what an incoming Labour Government should prioritise. For those of us on district-tier authorities, … Continue reading “constant struggle to finance sufficient numbers of new properties to outpace those lost to right to buy”
Homelessness in Worthing
A complicated issue which is about so much more than housing Campaign member Emma Taylor, Cabinet Member for Citizens' Services (including housing), writes about the homelessness situation in Worthing and the difficulties of dealing with it without sufficient funding. When I moved to Worthing in 2015, I wanted to immerse myself in the local community. … Continue reading Homelessness in Worthing
Labour Campaign for Council Housing 