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Morning Briefing: May unveils body to tackle social injustice
Theresa May has unveiled plans for a new body to examine how well government policies are tackling “societal injustice”, and other housing news
In the news
The outgoing prime minister said that the Office for Tackling Injustices would report data evidence on disparities in different areas such as socio-economic background, ethnicity, gender, disability and sexual orientation, according to the BBC.
Meanwhile, the BBC has found that Universal Credit fraudsters are using Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat to draw in victims of the scam.
The BBC also reports that Scottish Parliament’s social security committee has called on the UK Government to stop the next stage in the Universal Credit rollout – a managed migration pilot in Harrogate.
The Guardian reports that former deputy prime minister Damien Green has said it is a “quiet secret” that councils try to avoid care and retirement homes being built in their areas because they cannot afford the associated social care costs.
Greenwich Council’s cabinet member for housing has hit out at developer Lovell over the regeneration of its Morris Walk Estate, per The Charlton Champion blog.
Chris Kirby said at a cabinet meeting that the council has been “let down by Lovell”, which has yet to begin demolishing the now-empty estate despite a scheduled start date of autumn 2018.
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And in Wales, Powys County Council’s first housing development in more than 30 years will be delayed after the contractor working on the scheme, Jistcourt (South Wales) Ltd went into administration, according to the Shropshire Star.
Elsewhere, the Disability News Services runs a story claiming that Department for Work and Pensions adverts in the Metro – criticised by a number of charities as misleading – have helped to create a new network of campaigners against the benefit system.
The Camden New Journal reports on a man’s claims that Camden Council triggered a Section 21 eviction notice on the home he and his partner rented at private rates from One Housing Group, despite passing a motion earlier this year opposing the so-called ‘no fault’ evictions.
The council said it had exclusive nomination rights on the home to accommodate people from its housing waiting list and that the housing association mistakenly placed the couple there.
Meanwhile, the Thornton Heath Chronicle reports that Croydon Council has written to Orbit Housing over a four-year-old block of flats where the front door has allegedly been missing for months.
And finally, the Evening Standard’s homes and property section runs a feature on Clarion Housing Group’s plans to regenerate three estates in Mitcham, south London.
On social media
Twitter users are reacting to a story about rough sleepers from San Francisco:
Those damn homeless people.. 🙄 t.co/bYilGBqHZY
— Henry Pryor (@HenryPryor)>Those damn homeless people.. \uD83D\uDE44 https://t.co/bYilGBqHZY
— Henry Pryor (@HenryPryor) July 12, 2019
Je désespère! "San Francisco: wealthy opponents of new shelter claim homeless are bad for environment" t.co/18R1OUTAGW
— Professor Paddy Gray (@Paddygray1)>Je désespère! "San Francisco: wealthy opponents of new shelter claim homeless are bad for environment" https://t.co/18R1OUTAGW
— Professor Paddy Gray (@Paddygray1) July 12, 2019
