Social Housing
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School concrete closures: Expert says social housing could also be at risk of 'crumbling'
A housing consultancy firm has called for an urgent investigation into whether Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) could also affect social housing.
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'Segregating' wall stopping social housing children from using play area to be taken down
Developers Henley Homes said an agreement had been reached that would mean children from social housing can use the play area at the development in Kennington, south London.
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Housing complex residents accuse developers of ‘segregating’ children at London playground
The 149-flat development on Lollard Street in Kennington has been split into two separate parts.
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It didn't take long for social housing to fall back off the agenda
In the days and weeks after the Grenfell Tower fire, politicians and commentators repeatedly spoke of the need to start listening to social housing tenants. Journalists are more accessible now than they have ever been. Journalists have known for years about the social housing crisis.
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Will Grenfell really change attitudes towards social housing? The signs are not good
It's three months since a fire tore through Grenfell Tower in North Kensington. As the country looked on in shock and dismay at the horror that unfolded that night, discussion quickly turned to the conditions which led to it and whether the tragedy would mark a change in attitudes towards social housing. Journalists and politicians suddenly wanted to hear about life on council estates in austerity Britain.
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The media must stop portraying council estates as crime-ridden and uncared for
Two little words that conjure images of grey, listless tower blocks. Anyone actually living in social housing knows this isn’t the case. Social housing can be a valuable and important safety net for those in need.
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The Tory plans for the housing crisis once again involve no social housing
This is what Sajid Javid will say later today when he introduces the government’s plans to tackle the housing crisis. There is another sight you are likely to see in most towns across the country but it’s one the government seems hell-bent on ignoring. Rather than minutes and hours in a noisy waiting room though, it’s likely to be months and years in temporary accommodation.