The government is implementing a policy of 10 years of above inflation rent increases (CPI+1%) for council and housing association tenants. In addition it is reintroducing 'rent convergence' (see our Briefing: Why we oppose 'rent convergence'), originally introduced by New Labour to drive up council rents to housing association levels. The consultation on 'rent convergence' … Continue reading No to 10 years of above inflation rent increases
Category: Labour Party
“Reforming Right to Buy” – a missed opportunity
Having reduced the discount for Right to Buy by executive action (varying from £16,000 to £38,000), the government is proposing a number of reforms (see below) which will require legislation “when Parliamentary time allows”. These are obviously designed to cut the number of sales. No surprise, as we said they would, the Tories have denounced … Continue reading “Reforming Right to Buy” – a missed opportunity
Rachel Reeves’ CLP calls for 100,000 council homes year and affiliates to the Labour Campaign for Council Housing
Leeds West and Pudsey Constituency Labour Party, for which Rachel Reeves is the MP, has passed a motion calling for, amongst other things, 100,000 council homes a year and ending Right to Buy. It agreed to affiliate to our campaign; the second Leeds CLP to do so. The passing of the resolution reflects the widespread … Continue reading Rachel Reeves’ CLP calls for 100,000 council homes year and affiliates to the Labour Campaign for Council Housing
Drop the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments Bill
At the time of writing more than 120 Labour MPs have signed a "reasoned amendment" which "declines to give a Second Reading" to the Bill, threatening to kill it off. If all the opposition MPs supported the amendment then the government would be defeated. If the Tories were to come to the government's rescue, it … Continue reading Drop the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments Bill
Rachel Reeves CLP opposes disability benefit cuts
Rachel Reeves own Constituency Party, Leeds West and Pudsey, has opposed the ill-health and disability benefit cuts that the government is proposing to push through. There was no support for the policy. Below is the motion that was passed. No cuts to Disability benefits Our Labour government has announced cuts of more than £6bn to … Continue reading Rachel Reeves CLP opposes disability benefit cuts
There can be no resolution of the housing crisis without a break from austerity
A debate in the Labour Party on the need for a fundamental change of direction by the government, has broken out in public The recent disastrous Parliamentary by-election and local election results have opened up an unprecedented debate in public, in the Labour Party, as Labour MPs have broken cover. South Shields Labour MP Emma … Continue reading There can be no resolution of the housing crisis without a break from austerity
Leeds North West CLP affiliates to Labour Campaign for Council Housing
At it's recent meeting Leeds North West CLP passed the following housing resolution which included affiliating to our campaign. “This CLP welcomes the recognition by Angela Rayner, Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, that Council housing is a vital element of any credible plan to tackle the UK’s … Continue reading Leeds North West CLP affiliates to Labour Campaign for Council Housing
Council Housing remains the key to resolving the housing crisis
Labour Campaign for Council Housing AGM News of the government's Housing Strategy and funding for its Affordable Homes Programme is expected at the Spring Spending Review. How can pressure be built for social rent council housing to be the first housing priority? Annual General Meeting, by Zoom, December 1st, 2 p.m. Guest speaker Bell Ribeiro-Addy … Continue reading Council Housing remains the key to resolving the housing crisis
“Securing the Future of Council Housing”
“Unless something is done soon, most council landlords will struggle to maintain their existing homes adequately or meet huge new demands to improve them, let alone build new homes for social rent.” Twenty Councils have produced an interim report, 'Securing the Future of Council Housing' (STFCH). With Labour now in government it rings a timely … Continue reading “Securing the Future of Council Housing”
Campaigning for Council Housing under a Labour government
The acute housing crisis resulting from the disastrous Right to Buy policy and the domination of house building by commodity production, will not be resolved by changing planning law. The big builders/developers build at a pace and a scale which serves one purpose, maximising their profits. There is a widespread recognition that a change of … Continue reading Campaigning for Council Housing under a Labour government
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