The economic costs and real life consequences of the social housing crunch
Ahead of the Autumn Statement, Kevin Gulliver looks at the costs – economic and human – of the social housing crunch.
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A “system gone crazy”: Tory cuts force London councils to send homeless to Wales
Tory cuts are forcing London local authorities into making preparations to relocate homeless families outside of the capital – as far away as Wales.
More and more of Cameron’s “hard-working people” are reliant on Housing Benefit
More and more working people are reliant on Housing Benefit – contrary to what the prime minister claims.
The housing crisis is getting worse – time for the coalition to rethink its strategy
We examine whether a living wage and changes to council tax valuations would mitigate the worst effects of the housing crisis.
Con 2012: Boris Johnson is out of step and out of touch with the housing crisis
Val Shawcross AM examines Boris Johnson’s appalling housing record.
Towards a ‘One Nation’ housing policy
Kevin Gulliver writes about putting Tenants Mutual at the centrepiece of a ‘One Nation’ housing policy for Ed Miliband and Labour.
Lab 2012: Time for a fundamental rethinking of housing strategy
There’s a growing recognition housing is a priority not just to meet a pressing social need, but also as a key element of a growth strategy.
Reshuffle: Housing: Shapps’s legacy, and the challenges facing Prisk
Kevin Gulliver looks at Grant Shapps’s legacy as housing minister and the challenges facing his successor Mark Prisk.
While the government are blaming everybody but themselves, Londoners are suffering
Londoners are suffering as the government blames everybody else for their economic mess, writes Labour’s City Hall Planning spokesperson Nicky Gavron.
Cameron is playing on the myth all housing benefit goes to the unemployed
In a move heralded as ‘the end of compassionate Conservatism’, David Cameron will today announce drastic cuts to housing benefits.