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Morning Briefing: £28m for Housing First pilots
Ministers have unveiled details of the three Housing First pilots, while housing association bosses have called for action on the link between Universal Credit and domestic abuse on Twitter
In the news
New housing secretary James Brokenshire has announced that the West Midlands is to receive £9.6m to help rough sleepers into secure homes, with the Birmingham Mail reporting.
The government will run three Housing First projects in Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region and the West Midlands.
Philip Hammond first unveiled the pilots at the Autumn Budget last November.
In other news, the Evening Standard runs a story on police figures which show a collapse in prosecutions for squatting in London over the last year.
The Met said a new law, making squatting illegal, had caused the downturn in property invasions.
Lord Bird has written a piece for Politics Home advertising his new Creditworthiness Assessment Bill, which starts its committee stage on Friday.
The Bill, he claims, will give renters access to more affordable credit by including their past rent payments in credit scores.
A leading architect has warned that the UK’s building industry is in danger of failing to learn from the Grenfell Tower fire.
In Building Design, Jane Duncan, former president of the Royal Institute of British Architects, said she is “not convinced” that the Hackitt review recommendations will prevent another similar disaster.
Here is a story we ran two months ago with similar warnings from RIBA.
Meanwhile, the BBC reports on the heart-rending news that the family of an Italian couple who died in the Grenfell fire have turned their story into an animated fairy tale – this time with a happy ending.
And finally, The Guardian runs an article on the effect of foreign investment on London’s housing market, while the New Statesman has another piece arguing for the benefits of micro-flats.
On social media
Paul Hackett, chief executive of Optivo and chair of the G15, has called on Theresa May to address the link between domestic abuse and Universal Credit:
The PM has listened to evidence and acted swiftly on housing benefits for under 21s and LHA caps for social housing tenants. This is another area where I hope @theresa_may will show she ‘s willing to change policy where there’s a compelling case to do so. t.co/otu3UNfKNT
— Paul Hackett (@PaulHackett10)The PM has listened to evidence and acted swiftly on housing benefits for under 21s and LHA caps for social housing tenants. This is another area where I hope @theresa_may will show she ‘s willing to change policy where there’s a compelling case to do so. https://t.co/otu3UNfKNT
— Paul Hackett (@PaulHackett10) May 9, 2018
This is a crucial issue and one that needs change now. Evidence shows that women experiencing domestic abuse are far more likely to be in arrears due to financial abuse. #UniversalCredit is making this worse. @AishaTeeSharif @DAHAlliance t.co/WJj4gzMJkG
— Matt Campion (@happymattuk)This is a crucial issue and one that needs change now. Evidence shows that women experiencing domestic abuse are far more likely to be in arrears due to financial abuse. #UniversalCredit is making this worse. @AishaTeeSharif @DAHAlliance https://t.co/WJj4gzMJkG
— Matt Campion (@happymattuk) May 9, 2018
What’s on
- Prime Minister’s Questions will take place in parliament at 12pm
- House of Commons business will close with an adjournment debate on ‘Universal Credit and terminal illness’
- The Public Accounts select committee will be holding an evidence session on the government’s progress in helping homeless households at 5pm
- The Federation of Master Builders will launch a report on quality in the construction industry post-Grenfell at a parliamentary reception this evening
- Women’s charity Safe Lives will launch a report on homelessness and domestic abuse at an event in the Palace of Westminster this afternoon
