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Morning Briefing: ‘no plan’ in place for fire door replacement
There is still no plan to replace fire doors found to be defective in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire
In the news
HuffPost reports that the plan, promised by the government months ago, has failed to materialise.
In July last year, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government said it had “instructed major fire door suppliers to meet this week and agree a clear plan of action to tackle the failings which have been identified”.
Coverage continues of yesterday’s deadly Paris fire, which killed 10 people in an apartment block.
The BBC carries an interview with one survivor, who says she “jumped across balconies” to escape the blaze, which investigators believe may have been started deliberately.
Meanwhile, a number of outlets have stories on the Chartered Institute of Housing’s (CIH) report on the loss of social housing.
Politics Home noted that an “entire city” of social rented homes had been lost since 2012, according to the figures from CIH, which track Right to Buy sales, demolitions and conversions.
Inside Housing has also covered the report this morning.
Elsewhere, The Guardian’s coverage of the Universal Credit crisis continues, with the paper reporting this morning that Citizens Advice has called for a root and branch overhaul of the new benefits system.
According to the charity, half of all claimants who came to it for help managing the new benefit were at risk of being evicted due to rent arrears and hardship.
The same newspaper has a story on the contractor Interserve, which has a large number of public sector contracts.
According to The Guardian, the Cabinet Office has objected to the company’s rescue plan, advising against ringfencing its construction industry supplier.
And The Gazette, a local Scottish paper, says social housing tenants in Erskine could be facing a £132 bill each to cover the cost of a collapsed wall.
According to the paper, Bridgewater Housing Association and Renfrewshire Council are locked in a legal dispute over who should pay, leaving the tenants potentially on the hook.
On social media
The London Tenants Federation reacts to the CIH report:
Easier link here t.co/7V9xqmFflG
— London Tenants Federation (@LondonTenants)
On the subject demolition of social housing we also submitted our ’Holding onto the homes we have now and why’ (also in the #LondonPlan Examination in Public Library - t.co/7Gv7H0RKHX t.co/mwEkUV70rYEasier link here https://t.co/7V9xqmFflG
— London Tenants Federation (@LondonTenants) February 5, 2019
On the subject demolition of social housing we also submitted our 'Holding onto the homes we have now and why' (also in the #LondonPlan Examination in Public Library - https://t.co/7Gv7H0RKHX https://t.co/mwEkUV70rY
What’s on
- This afternoon Homes for the North will release a charter on building Northern homes at a cross-party event in parliament, which will be attended by the housing secretary and the shadow housing secretary
