Housing Benefit Freeze Leaves Low-Income Renters Struggling as Rent Soars, Experts Warn

[Rampant Rabbit]

3 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

That seems like a broad pejorative generalization.

 

 

well spotted............ sadly  though correct, been surrounded by such "new" houses built in the 60-70's  only to watch them fall into disrepair then demolished in the late 90's to be  rebuilt yet again and already looking a  dump.

[CG1 Blue]

4 hours ago, Red Forever said:

The reason for Britain's housing crisis definitely goes back to Thatcher's "right to buy" policy. The catchy 3 word mantra resonated with Sun readers and was understandably popular.

The part of that policy that was just downright wrong was that local authorities were not allowed to use  the money from these sales to replace the housing stock.

Right to Buy was introduced almost 45 years ago. What have Labour (and Mirror readers) done to fix the issue since then? 

 

Also I thought local authorities could retain a large percentage of the sale proceeds. They were not banned from using those funds to build new social housing. 

[RayC]

4 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

One more "Whataboutery " post for a hattrick

 

   But but but the Conservatives 

 

I guess that this is directed at me?

 

14 years of largely Tory mismanagement and Labour are meant to correct everything in the space of 6 months. No accountability or responsibility but no more than I've grown to expect from most Tory posters on this board.

 

"Whataboutery"? If you say so. That's my hat-trick. Get in.⚽

[Nick Carter icp]

11 minutes ago, RayC said:

 

I guess that this is directed at me?

 

14 years of largely Tory mismanagement and Labour are meant to correct everything in the space of 6 months. No accountability or responsibility but no more than I've grown to expect from most Tory posters on this board.

 

"Whataboutery"? If you say so. That's my hat-trick. Get in.⚽

 

   I am simply enquiring about the progress of Labour's election promise . I am asking about what Labour are doing know , I am not asking about what the Conservatives did or didn't do in the previous Government .

   Have Labour acquired the land yet to build new homes ?

Have plans been drawn up to build the homes ?

  

   *But the Conservatives ...........................*

[RayC]

On 11/5/2024 at 4:18 PM, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   I am simply enquiring about the progress of Labour's election promise . I am asking about what Labour are doing know , I am not asking about what the Conservatives did or didn't do in the previous Government .

   Have Labour acquired the land yet to build new homes ?

Have plans been drawn up to build the homes ?

  

   *But the Conservatives ...........................*

 

Labour promised to build 1.5m more homes within the lifetime of this parliament, so it's obviously far too early to judge whether that promise has been kept.

 

Labour also recognised that one of the stumbling blocks to building more homes was the complexity and lead-times involved in obtaining planning permission.

 

To that end, they promised to immediately update the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and to that end, an updated draft document was produced. The consultation period for comments on this document ended in late September and I imagine that an updated finalised version will be made available soon. This document, amongst others, will provide input to a new Planning and Infrastructure bill which will be placed before parliament.

 

To answer your questions directly:

 

Has land been purchased and building plans developed for all 1.5m new homes? Almost certainly not and completely unrealistic to think that they would have been. I imagine that the building of the individual homes are all at different stages of the process.

 

* Not accountable or responsible for 14 years of government mismanagement ..... *