More Affordable & Social Housing
One of the most common issues that residents come to see me about is the lack of social and affordable housing. We simply do not have enough housing supply to meet demand.
I was therefore extremely pleased to hear that Yvette Cooper and Gordon Brown have promised a 50% increase in new social housing by 2011, and that they aim to meet Shelter's challenge of building an extra 20,000 a year soon afterwards.
All the evidence shows that homelessness and overcrowding have a devastating effect on the health, education and well-being of young children. If the extra homes that Labour has promised are delivered, we can begin to imagine ending bad housing for the next generation of children.
Even though this announcement is good news for those suffering at the sharp end of the housing crisis, there is already opposition to building new homes in some parts of the country. I strongly disagree with this.
I believe there are plenty of places for us to build the homes Britain needs, and that it is vital we do so. Careful planning can ensure that sustainable and mixed communities are created without concreting over the countryside.
We need to take on the NIMBY lobby. That is why I support Shelter in its campaign to ensure Manchester City Council support and deliver increased house building.
One of the most common issues that residents come to see me about is the lack of social and affordable housing. We simply do not have enough housing supply to meet demand.
I was therefore extremely pleased to hear that Yvette Cooper and Gordon Brown have promised a 50% increase in new social housing by 2011, and that they aim to meet Shelter's challenge of building an extra 20,000 a year soon afterwards.
All the evidence shows that homelessness and overcrowding have a devastating effect on the health, education and well-being of young children. If the extra homes that Labour has promised are delivered, we can begin to imagine ending bad housing for the next generation of children.
Even though this announcement is good news for those suffering at the sharp end of the housing crisis, there is already opposition to building new homes in some parts of the country. I strongly disagree with this.
I believe there are plenty of places for us to build the homes Britain needs, and that it is vital we do so. Careful planning can ensure that sustainable and mixed communities are created without concreting over the countryside.
We need to take on the NIMBY lobby. That is why I support Shelter in its campaign to ensure Manchester City Council support and deliver increased house building.
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