UNISON calls for safe, decent and affordable homes for all

More than a million people are lingering on waiting lists for council houses in England, says UNISON, as it publishes a new housing manifesto to see in the new decade.
But despite the housing crisis highlighted by that statistic, fewer than 6,500 low-cost social rented homes were built in England in 2017/18. More than 60% of the housing budget goes towards supporting home-ownership.
That, says the union, is unsustainable.
Hence the manifesto – Safe, Decent and Affordable Homes for All