Manchester’s Draft Local Plan out for 10-week consultation Manchester City Council released their draft Local Plan for a 10-week consultation period on Monday 22nd September. You can access the draft plan with full supporting documentation and submit a consultation response here. The Council will be holding the following consultation events: What is the Local Plan? Why […]| Community Savers
Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck's newly passed "Roots to Roofs" program is a 35-project pilot that lets nonprofit organizations and the Seattle Social Housing Developer tap into additional development capacity, particularly in areas with a history of past racial covenants. The post Seattle Council Approves Density Bonus, Targeting Areas of Past Housing Discrimination first appeared on The Urbanist.| The Urbanist
Originally written as a column for Inside Housing. Angela Rayner is a huge loss for the Labour government and the country but arguably an even bigger loss for housing. The housing secretary had to go after the standards advisor ruled that she breached the ministerial code by underpaying the stamp duty on her new flat, […]| Jules Birch
The UK housing crisis has often been framed as a problem of supply, with the conversation frequently reduced to a question of how many homes can we build and how quickly. I would argue, that when we talk about social and affordable housing, the discussion should go far deeper. Building homes is not just about […] The post Social and Affordable Housing: An Engine for Economic Growth, Resilience and Social Value appeared first on Red Brick.| Red Brick
Rachel Blake, Member of Parliament for the Cities of London and Westminster, sets out the Government's progress in kickstarting a new generation of social homes, and looks to what more can be done to accelerate advancements in this key area. The post Labour’s first year in Government has kickstarted a generational uplift in social housebuilding appeared first on Red Brick.| Red Brick
Women of Wythenshawe were out in full swing on Saturday evening to celebrate three years of hard work, personal and relational development and social change. The project has brought together nine local women’s groups to identify their priorities and take action on gendered poverty in Wythenshawe: Members from across these groups initially engaged in a […]| Community Savers
Originally written as a column for Inside Housing. A year into the Labour government how should we assess its record on housing? It’s not hard to find reasons to celebrate, from the spen…| Jules Birch
Originally written as a column for Inside Housing. The spending review may have given us the headlines but a flurry of announcements on Wednesday fills in much of the detail about what the governme…| Jules Birch
Discover how Vienna provides high-quality, affordable social housing for over 60% of its population and what makes their system unique.| TheBetter.news
The Manchester Social Housing Commission welcomes Rachel Reeves’ announcement of £39 billion for social and affordable housing, but questions remain on social rent.. Residents from some of Manchester’s most disadvantaged neighbourhoods today broadly welcomed the Chancellor’s promises of increased funding for new and existing social and affordable housing but deep concerns remain about the cost […]| Community Savers
Originally written as a column for Inside Housing. This spending review represents a good start on housing – but it must only be a start. Highlights of the package delivered by chancellor Rachael Reeves on Wednesday included £39 billion over 10 years for the Affordable Homes Programme (AHP) and a 10-year rent settlement of CPI plus 1 […]| Jules Birch
Rachel Reeves splashed about the billions as she announced her spending review. But there were big absences.| Big Issue
The Manchester Social Housing Commission launched in July 2024 after Community Savers affiliates across the city called for urgent action to address the crisis where over 19,000 households are now on the waiting list for a social rented home in the city. Today, the Commission launches its second policy brief: How to fund and deliver […] The post Community Commissioners call for urgent action on the housing crisis appeared first on Community Savers.| Community Savers
Originally written as a column for Inside Housing. Housing seems such a natural engine of inequality that it’s easy to forget that the opposite was once true. For most of the 20th centur…| Jules Birch
Do you live in Southwark? Or do you have another connection to Southwark – for example, do you work in Southwark? Or do you have family who live in Southwark? Or do you have a homeless duty w…| Housing Action Southwark & Lambeth
Originally written as a column for Inside Housing. What’s not to like about the prospect of ‘the biggest boost to social and affordable housing in a generation’? The promise often repeated by Angel…| Jules Birch
Originally written as a column for Inside Housing. An intriguing Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHLCG) response to a select committee report on Friday might just provide a g…| Jules Birch
Originally written as a column for Inside Housing. No more sticking plaster politics was the promise from Labour at the general election seven months ago. The 126,000 homeless families and 164,000 …| Jules Birch
Originally written as a column for Inside Housing. What’s in a target? Angela Rayner faced questions at the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee this week and gave some ill…| Jules Birch
Originally written as a column for Inside Housing. What would our politics look like if housing really were the most important issue in a general election? After a week that’s seen the Labour gover…| Jules Birch
Originally written as a column for Inside Housing Few readers of Inside Housing will find the new podcast series The Trapped a comfortable listen but it is a necessary one. You’d hope that politici…| Jules Birch
A forensic examination of the government’s building safety programme lays bare the scale of the task facing ministers when they set out further steps on remediation of unsafe homes shortly. O…| Jules Birch
Originally written as a column for Inside Housing. A final verdict will have to wait for the spending review in the Spring but how should we assess the first Labour Budget for 14 years? The answer …| Jules Birch
260 homes on old Green Belt land in Coventry set to be approved| Coventry Live
Il numero 1/2024 Politiche Sociali/Social Policies affronta il tema dell’abitare come “servizio integrato”.| Secondo Welfare
Originally written as a column for Inside Housing The last day of term is traditionally a time when nothing much happens and we get set for the holidays to come. Not so much for Angela Rayner. The …| Jules Birch
Access to decent housing should be the "Great Australian Right," says a former Victorian Supreme Court justice.| www.abc.net.au
Originally written as a column for Inside Housing. Amid the excitement of the first Labour King’s Speech in 15 years, it may seem churlish to inject a note of scepticism. The excitement lies …| Jules Birch
Originally written as a column for Inside Housing. Labour’s huge election victory is undoubtedly good news for housing but will it take this once-in-a-generation chance to prove that ‘change’ is mo…| Jules Birch
Originally written as a column for Inside Housing. Following his surprise decision to stand down as MP, Michael Gove leaves Westminster as probably the most important politician for housing in the …| Jules Birch
In our Frequently Asked Questions article below we answer the following questions about private sector discharge. What is private sector discharge? Private sector discharge is when a local council uses their legal powers to end a homeless duty with a mandatory offer of private rented housing. Although it’s called an ‘offer’, applicants do not have […]| Housing Action Southwark & Lambeth
Housing association tenants demand urgent action on dangerous overcrowding Five families from Lambeth who are all tenants of Metropolitan Housing Association have written an open letter to their so…| Housing Action Southwark & Lambeth
Originally written as a column for Inside Housing The economic inheritance of the next government will be so dire that it’s hard to avoid thinking that the prospects for housing investment will be …| Jules Birch
Originally written as a column for Inside Housing. It was meant to be a ‘housing moment’ that would make a home ownership-based pitch to younger voters. That was the line briefed repeatedly to the …| Jules Birch
Originally written as a column for Inside Housing. The prospects for housing investment look bleak whoever wins the election – and that is looking on the bright side – but there was an interesting …| Jules Birch
