196,737 housing benefit recipients in the private rented sector in London receive £2.17 billion in housing benefits per year with Brent topping list of borough with most recipients

£1,450 per month average rent for two bed flat in London: up 21.7% since 2011 compared to 9.1% pay rises GMB congress told

£775 per month average rent for two bed flat in East of England: up 31.4% since 2011 compared to 8.8% pay rises GMB congress told

GMB call on chair of Be First (Regeneration) Ltd to heed own warnings on social housing

GMB welcome Peabody Housing Trust decision not to auction off social home and instead allocate it to family on Tower Hamlets waiting list

GMB slam Barking and Dagenham Council approval of Be First (Regeneration) Ltd proposals to demolish 24 homes not listed in their 2015-2021 estates renewal programme

30% of Barking and Dagenham residents in employment are earning less than a living wage of £10.55 per hour new GMB study shows

GMB call on auditor KPMG to clarify why accounts for Be First Regeneration Ltd are late as fears grow about losses in the accounts for March 2018

GMB call on Barking and Dagenham Labour Councillors and Labour MPs to insist that social homes target for Be First Regeneration be increased from 16% to 50% in line with Labour…

GMB London support pickets on February 14 & 19 against public auctions of London social housing after housing report shows 165,000 social homes lost since 2012