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Morning Briefing: reaction to Shelter commission report
A round-up of media coverage of and reaction to today’s launch of the Shelter commission report.
In the news
The Shelter commission’s final report, which makes 23 recommendations to shake up housing, has dominated the housing news in the national media this morning.
The recommendations, including the building of three million new social homes by 2040 and a major overhaul of social housing consumer regulation, have been widely reported including in The Guardian and the Independent.
The Sun has run an opinion piece from one of the commissioners, Lord O’Neill. The former Conservative minister writes “what I’ve learnt about the depth of the current crisis has shocked me” and called the explosion of private renting the “number one enemy of aspiration”.
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The Guardian has also marked the publication of the Shelter report by publishing interviews with three “unsettled and vulnerable housing crisis victims”.
Inside Housing’s coverage of the report includes an at-a-glance guide to the 23 recommendations.
What do social housing providers need to look for in 2019? That’s the question lawyers from Winckworth Sherwood attempt to answer in a blog for Property Reporter.
At least 25,000 fire doors of the type that failed safety-testing post-Grenfell have been installed in social housing across the UK, reports website HuffPost. Inside Housing has also reported extensively on the issue, including this piece from the summer looking at the extent to which there are systemic problems.
Work and pensions secretary Amber Rudd has told MPs three million benefit claimants will transfer to Universal Credit by 2020 as planned, despite delays to a Commons vote, the Independent reports.
The Dutch eco energy initiative Energiesprong, which reportedly drastically reduces energy bills, is being pioneered by Nottingham City Council, according to a report in The Guardian.
Harrogate Borough Council has become the latest authority to set up a commercial housing company, reports the website of radio station Stray FM.
On social media
The Shelter commission report has got #ukhousing people talking on Twitter:
Social Housing is infrastructure
— Julie Nicholas (@JulieNicholas_)
Social homes reduce homelessness
More social homes today will reduce housing benefit costs tomorrow
The housing market is not working #BuildSocialHousing!!!#ukhousing@shelter @Ed_Miliband @SayeedaWarsi@Simplicitly #today #r4Today @BBCr4todaySocial Housing is infrastructure
— Julie Nicholas (@JulieNicholas_) January 8, 2019
Social homes reduce homelessness
More social homes today will reduce housing benefit costs tomorrow
The housing market is not working#BuildSocialHousing!!!#ukhousing@shelter @Ed_Miliband @SayeedaWarsi@Simplicitly #today #r4Today @BBCr4today
As @Shelter calls us to #BuildSocialHousing here’s what the cross party #SHOUT campaign was up to in 2015 with @NFA_ALMOs @CapEconomics @4socialhousing it’s a long march but we will get there pic.twitter.com/aWo9NehVEi
— (((Tim Morton))) (@TimMorton2)As @Shelter calls us to #BuildSocialHousing here’s what the cross party #SHOUT campaign was up to in 2015 with @NFA_ALMOs @CapEconomics @4socialhousing it’s a long march but we will get there pic.twitter.com/aWo9NehVEi
— (((Tim Morton))) (@TimMorton2) January 8, 2019
Social housebuilding is at a 70-year low, while the housing crisis is getting steadily worse. We must act now. I’ve signed @Shelter’s petition to demand the government #BuildSocialHousing we so desperately need. Join me! t.co/a70CC17xIi
— Dawn McGuigan (@Dawn_McG)Social housebuilding is at a 70-year low, while the housing crisis is getting steadily worse. We must act now. I’ve signed @Shelter’s petition to demand the government #BuildSocialHousing we so desperately need. Join me! https://t.co/a70CC17xIi
— Dawn McGuigan (@Dawn_McG) January 8, 2019
Social housebuilding is at a 70-year low, while the housing crisis is getting steadily worse. We must act now. I’ve signed @Shelter’s petition to demand the government #BuildSocialHousing we so desperately need. Join me! t.co/f4rRm9zWNn
— Sharon Connor (@sharonconnor28)Social housebuilding is at a 70-year low, while the housing crisis is getting steadily worse. We must act now. I’ve signed @Shelter’s petition to demand the government #BuildSocialHousing we so desperately need. Join me! https://t.co/f4rRm9zWNn
— Sharon Connor (@sharonconnor28) January 8, 2019
Many congratulations from us @RIBA to the commissioners brought together by @Shelter to prepare this excellent report. #BuildSocialHousing. t.co/KuchrR1zCP
— Ben Derbyshire PRIBA (@ben_derbyshire)Many congratulations from us @RIBA to the commissioners brought together by @Shelter to prepare this excellent report. #BuildSocialHousing. https://t.co/KuchrR1zCP
— Ben Derbyshire PRIBA (@ben_derbyshire) January 8, 2019
What’s on
- The Housing, Communities and Local Government select committee will be taking evidence about high streets and town centres in an evidence session from 4pm today.