Survey shows social housing could unify post Brexit UK
Findings could shift Tories onto Labour turf over a new national plan to 3m social homes in the next 20 years.
Tag - Shelter
Profile
Founded in 1966, Shelter is a campaigning organisation that works to help the millions of ‘hidden homeless’. The founders were Bruce Kenrick (founder chairman) and Des Wilson (founder-director), Edwin Barker, David Reid, Rev. Eammon Casey and Lewis Waddilove. Successful campiangs have included England’s introduction of the Tenancy Deposit Scheme and the ground-breaking commitment in Scotland that, from 2012, everyone will have the right to a home.
Chief Executive
Polly Neate is the chief executive of Shelter after four years as CEO of Women’s Aid. Polly dramatically raised the profile of domestic violence against women through prominent commentary and tireless campaigning. Prior to this, Polly was executive director of external relations and communications at Action for Children, one of the UK’s largest charities. And before that, she was editor of Community Care, the major weekly magazine for the UK’s childcare and social workers.
Commons papers play out ‘numbers game’ over social housing investment
HCLG committee tested Kate Henderson and Terri Alafat over what investment adds up to.
Over eight million people in England ‘directly hit’ by housing crisis
A first-of-its-kind NHF report reveals “true extent” of the social housing waiting list.
760,000 renting families one pay cheque away from losing home
Survey shows almost three million private renters could be a single pay cheque away from homelessness.
NHS Scotland urges housing to be made a human right
A recent Shelter campaign reinforces the belief that everyone should access to a safe and affordable home.
Put human rights at heart of housing policy, urges report
The joint-paper calls for the incorporation of human rights legislation in Scotland so everyone has access to a safe, affordable home.
Household made homeless every four minutes in England
Figures for the past year confirm “catastrophic” numbers.
Number of empty homes in Wales up 40% since 2009
A Newport councillor says it is “heartbreaking” that the properties cannot be used to help the homeless.
Inquiry commences into long-term delivery of affordable housing
The first session is due to investigate the effectiveness of government’s current strategies to boost affordable rented housing provision.
£54m for rough sleeping a plan to ‘solve homelessness without any new homes’
Shelter says the government’s “infrastructure revolution” must have scope for at least three million new social homes.
No Help To Buy for England’s average renters
Research reveals only 0.2% of private renters who earn £30k or less are able to use failing scheme.
Spending Review plea over future for Local Housing Allowance
Report from Shelter says “robust mechanism” needed to keep rates in line with at least the cheapest third of local rents.
Local authority acting ‘unlawfully’ over housing homeless
Glasgow Council has been urged to end its denial of temporary accommodation for rough sleepers.
New measure to help authorities ‘better understand’ homelessness
A number of councils have already pledged to take on the Shelter Cymru initiative.
Housing 2019: May told design talk is cheap if not addressing affordability
Shelter makes a point to the PM for those at the ‘sharp end’.
Sector leaders say £12.8bn needed annually to end housing crisis
Coalition tells government the year-on-year sum would take house-building rates back to the boom years of the early 1950s.