After the Election

What is SHOUT?

• Social Housing Under Threat
• Volunteer Campaign
• Cross Party
• Build To Save
• End stigmatisation of tenants

Conservative Government

• Overall Majority
• Housing Bill
• Welfare Reform
• Immigration Bill
• Ombudsman
• Summer Budget

Housing Bill

• Home Ownership
• Housing Supply
• Right to Buy
• Right to Build
• Neighbourhood Plans

Welfare Reform

• Benefit freeze
• Benefit cap £20,000
• No Housing Benefit 18-21
• Universal Credit

Ombudsman

• Merge?

Immigration

• Landlords checking status

Summer Budget

• 1% rent cut for 4 years
• Was CPI + 1%
• ESA to JSA level
• Stick to the Knitting?

Diary Dates

• Conservative Conference
• Housing Bill
• Autumn Statement

Build to Save

• 100,000 social rent homes a year
• Switch subsidy from Housing Benefit to Bricks and Mortar
• Reduces long term borrowing
• Creates an asset

Save money for tenants & George

• Moving Ultra low income tenant 3 kids in 3 bed private rent to social rent in Leeds saves £3,000pa
• Low income couple 1 kid in 2 bed in Camden saves £8,000pa
• Fiscal Myopia

Win Win

• Social homes would lower welfare bill for 89% of PRS households claiming HB
• 82% of households would have higher disposable incomes

Keep in touch

• www.4socialhousing.co.uk
• Twitter @4socialhousing
• @timmorton2
• Facebook SHOUT The Campaign for Social Housing