Was this disabled couple made homeless by a council because they have a pet dog?
This tells you everything about the direction of travel in Tory Britain. Ian and Frances Cooper, from Aylsham, have been …
Category Archives: Housing
Council spending on accommodation for homeless families is now EIGHT TIMES more than 10 years ago
Do you remember the Tory housing revolution back in the 1980s? I do. Margaret Thatcher told us she wanted the …
Unaffordable rents – arranged by Tories – are pushing low-income families towards homelessness
Nine out of every 10 homes for rent are too expensive for families on housing benefit or the equivalent, Local …
Tory wage and benefit cuts mean millions are struggling to pay essential bills
Nearly 2.2 million people in the UK are struggling to pay council tax, rent and utility bills because they aren’t …
READ: Universal Credit and its direct causal links to longer NHS waits, higher council tax and more rough sleepers … – Speye Joe
This is revealing – and shocking. If you haven’t read Speye Joe before, read this now: From April 2012 to …
Tory social housing crisis as number of homeless households hits 12-year high
Remember when the Conservatives said they would halve homelessness by 2022, and end it altogether by 2027? I bet the …
Did DWP stop this woman’s benefit SOLELY to make her suicidal?
This story, broken today by Welfare Weekly, would be shocking if it wasn’t what we have come to expect from …
Like so many others, this latest DWP tragedy is heartbreaking – and preventable
Carol Jones was more than £2,000 in debt when she died of cancer, because the Department for Work and Pensions …
Half of private landlords have tenants on Universal Credit who are in rent arrears
We already know social landlords have been complaining about tenants falling into rent arrears because of Universal Credit. This site …
Ministers line their pockets as landlords while claiming public money to pay their own rent
Eight of Boris Johnson’s cabinet ministers are leeching money from the public to pay their own rent while acting as …