GMB call for unoccupied homes to house people on waiting lists
GMB call for local authorities to be given powers to use vacant dwellings left empty for prolonged periods to house people on housing waiting lists
Workplace - Housing
High housing costs in London leads to decline in birth rate
High housing costs in London take toll on numbers of babies born in high cost boroughs
Housing benefits to private landlords in London cost government over £2 billion a year
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
Rent in London up 21.7% since 2011 compared to 9.1% pay rises
£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
Rent in East of England up 31.4% since 2011 compared to 8.8% pay rises
£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 Be First chair to heed own warnings on social housing
GMB call on chair of Be First (Regeneration) Ltd to heed own warnings on social housing
GMB welcome Peabody U-turn on auctioning off social home
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's approval of proposal to demolish 24 homes
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 earning less than London Living Wage
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 ask Barking and Dagenham auditors why delay arose
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
