Housing benefit freezes leave tenants out in the cold
GMLC’s Judy Sutton looks at the real-world effects of the freeze on housing benefits since 2020 – and why this must be changed urgently. With additions and context by Kate…
Employment law update: what you need to know
In this article, GMLC employment campaign volunteer lead Avaia Nightingale Williams explores recent updates and decisions impacting employment rights in the UK, as well as considering some upcoming or ongoing…
Tackling Disrepair: Why Enforcement Matters
Today, we release our Housing Justice Network research report into the enforcement of disrepair for tenants, which has been 6 months in the making. The Housing Justice Network is a…
Is rent control the way forward?
GMLC campaign volunteer Nick Sloan considers whether we need rent controls in privately rented housing in England and Wales. It is no secret that more people are renting in the…
Harsher benefit sanctions don’t work: DWP releases suppressed report
As the government pushes for an even harsher benefit sanctions regime, GMLC campaign volunteer Tammy Ho writes on the DWP’s recent report into sanctions’ (in)effectiveness. A report published by…
GMLC join the Renters Reform Coalition Day of Action, 21 March 2023
GMLC’s Housing Campaign Volunteer Lead Rosie Coan summarises her day in London at the Renters Reform Coalition Day of Action. On Tuesday 21 March I joined the Renters’ Reform…
Welfare benefits reforms in the 2023 budget: je ne regrette rien?
GMLC’s Welfare Benefits Supervisor Dan Manville reacts to the April 2023 budget announced yesterday, looking at proposed welfare reforms and what it might mean for benefits claimants, including those who…
No to the Minimum Service Levels Bill: an interview with John Hendy KC
GMLC campaign volunteer Nick Sloan spoke to Lord John Hendy KC about the new Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill and its dangers – with additions and explanation by Jake Marshall.…
Home Secretary is ordered by the Court to immediately increase Asylum Support payments to £45 per week
On 15 December 2022, the High Court sitting in Manchester heard a legal challenge to the 2022 rate of weekly asylum support payments made to asylum seekers under s95 Immigration…
Shocking findings from a new report into temporary accommodation
GMLC campaign volunteer Jake Marshall summarises the findings of an October 2022 Smith Institute report on homelessness and temporary accommodation, giving particular attention to Greater Manchester. Written at a…