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Morning Briefing: Tory council leaders ‘unhappy with levels of social housing funding’
Newspapers focus on housing funding levels, the Help to Buy and the Grenfell Inquiry
“Tory council bosses threaten to revolt against PM over spending too little on new social housing” was the headline in The Sun on bank holiday Monday. The newspaper reports a Joseph Rowntree Foundation survey of 121 Conservative council leaders which shows seven in 10 don’t believe the £2bn announced by Theresa May last year for affordable housing is enough.
The Guardian reported the same story here.
The Grenfell Inquiry resumes today and The Guardian has a piece about anger over the lack of attendees. The Financial Times ran an opinion piece yesterday calling for “those responsible for social housing in the area” to be held accountable.
You can read the latest reports from Inside Housing’s coverage of the Grenfell Inquiry here.
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In other news, the Dundee Evening Telegraph newspaper has a story about a ‘surge’ in requests from residents for financial assistance from the council since welfare reforms were introduced.
The Independent has published analysis showing that the Help to Buy scheme is increasingly benefiting higher earners.
Website Estate Agent Today reports that Monmouthshire Housing Association has launched an online estate agency.
On social media
Rob Gershon, a SHOUT campaigner, has been tweeting about his appearance on the BBC Radio London breakfast show:
My bit @4socialhousing on what the heck is affordable #ukhousing from this morning’s @BBCRadioLondon brekky show ~1h06m46s,
— Rob Gershon (@Simplicitly)
Other good views too t.co/FkyexJRyCEMy bit @4socialhousing on what the heck is affordable #ukhousing from this morning's @BBCRadioLondon brekky show ~1h06m46s,
— Rob Gershon (@Simplicitly) May 28, 2018
Other good views too https://t.co/FkyexJRyCE
What’s on
- The Grenfell Inquiry sessions resume in London
