The latest news and events from the LRC's 'Defend Council Housing{/exp:xml_encode}' campaign. http://l-r-c.org.uk/ en-GB Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:30:50 GMT http://l-r-c.org.uk/events/detail/time-for-housing-alternative/ Government attacks increase homelessness / No evictions - Cut rents not benefits / Build the homes we need now Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:08:43 GMT http://l-r-c.org.uk/news/story/support-the-open-letter-on-housing-benefit/ We believe current Government proposals are not fair or just. Cuts to Housing Benefit, replacing future secure and assured tenancies with time limited short hold tenancies and up to 80% of market rents, are an unfair and ill-conceived threat to tenants and would be a disaster for communities. Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:28:01 GMT http://l-r-c.org.uk/press/housing-benefit-reforms-will-cause-immense-human-suffering-says-john-mcdonn/ LRC Chair John McDonnell MP last night condemned government proposals to cut housing benefit. John, speaking in a Parliamentary debate in the House of Commons on Housing Benefit, attacked opposition MPs for blaming tenants and not landlords for extortionate rents, and called for an emergency housing programme. Mon, 11 May 2009 18:31:35 GMT http://l-r-c.org.uk/news/story/council-housing-time-to-invest/ In the 2009 Budget, the Chancellor announced a £100m fund for new council house building. However, this will only provide 900 new homes - not many when there are over 1.6m families on the council house waiting list. Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:22:35 GMT http://l-r-c.org.uk/press/labour-mp-calls-on-government-to-avoid-electoral-suicide-on-housing/ In December the Government will unveil its Housing Green Paper amid fears that council housing tenants rights will be attacked - following speeches by previous Housing Minister Caroline Flint. Today, the Chartered Institute of Housing has published proposals to means test and time limit council ‘secure’ tenancies.