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This press release was issued on 15/12/15

	Stop privatisation; improve existing and build a new generation of first class council housing
Press Statement for release on 15 Dec 2015
Kill the Housing Bill demonstration called

* Protest outside Houses of Parliament on 5 January while MPs debate Bill
* Follow-up organising meeting on 16 January ahead of national demo on 16 April
* Forced sell off of valuable council homes on the open market to finance housing association Right to Buy makes this a disinvestment Bill reducing total affordable rented housing
* Activists are challenging ministers proposals which destabilise communities and our housing
* Shadow chancellor John McDonnell, unions and housing workers back the campaign
* Pay to Stay scheme to affect a total of 1,000,000 people
* replacing lifetime tenancies with two to five years would destroy thriving communities
^ Supporters should lobby MPs and shadow housing minister John Healey to Kill the Housing Bill (template letter on DCH website)
* Social housing subsidised is a MYTH: it actually saves public funds Housing activists will protest outside Parliament on 5 January as MPs debate the Housing and Planning Bill 2015, which seeks to end investment and abolish security for low and modest-income council tenants in England. Defenders of council and housing association (HA) homes will rally outside Parliament from 2pm against the Governments latest onslaught on truly affordable and secure homes.
MPs will be making amendments during the first report stage in the House of Commons. Last week, ministers managed to sneak in last minute amendments to the Bill that threaten stability by proposing new council tenancies lasting only up to five years at a time. The Government have also proposed that at least 350,000 council and housing association renters earning modest salaries will have to pay extortionate market-linked rents in a The campaign has the support of tenant groups across Britain, shadow chancellor John McDonnell, the Radical Housing Network, GMB and other union activists, the London Teachers Housing Campaign, London Gipsy Traveller Unit and many councillors. An aide of Mr McDonnell said during the meeting: Plans were also made to lobby up to 12 Conservative MPs representing areas with high proportions of council and housing association and other tenants. A further campaign organising meeting will be held on Saturday 16 January to build further protests. A national March for Homes demonstration is provisionally scheduled for Saturday 16 April. For more details, including the Kill the Housing Bill - secure homes for all Briefing and leaflets for 5 January protest and meeting in parliament, contact the campaign via info@defendcouncilhousing.org.uk A group of 50 tenants, council workers, housing officers, tenants, a traveller group and trade unionists launched a Kill the Housing Bill secure homes for all campaign and planned the direct action on Saturday 12 December.
This followed a joint statement: see Guardian letter signed by tenant groups across England and Wales, Traveller groups, MPs, councillors and several national trade unions. * Protest outside Houses of Parliament on 5 January while MPs debate Bill
* Follow-up organising meeting on 16 January ahead of national demo on 16 April
* Forced sell off of valuable council homes on the open market to finance housing association Right to Buy makes this a disinvestment Bill reducing total affordable rented housing
* Activists are challenging ministers proposals which destabilise communities and our housing
* Shadow chancellor John McDonnell, unions and housing workers back the campaign
* Pay to Stay scheme to affect a total of 1,000,000 people
* replacing lifetime tenancies with two to five years would destroy thriving communities
^ Supporters should lobby MPs and shadow housing minister John Healey to Kill the Housing Bill (template letter on DCH website)
* Social housing subsidised is a MYTH: it actually saves public funds Housing activists will protest outside Parliament on 5 January as MPs debate the Housing and Planning Bill 2015, which seeks to end investment and abolish security for low and modest-income council tenants in England. Defenders of council and housing association (HA) homes will rally outside Parliament from 2pm against the Governments latest onslaught on truly affordable and secure homes.
MPs will be making amendments during the first report stage in the House of Commons. Last week, ministers managed to sneak in last minute amendments to the Bill that threaten stability by proposing new council tenancies lasting only up to five years at a time. The Government have also proposed that at least 350,000 council and housing association renters earning modest salaries will have to pay extortionate market-linked rents in a The campaign has the support of tenant groups across Britain, shadow chancellor John McDonnell, the Radical Housing Network, GMB and other union activists, the London Teachers Housing Campaign, London Gipsy Traveller Unit and many councillors. An aide of Mr McDonnell said during the meeting: Plans were also made to lobby up to 12 Conservative MPs representing areas with high proportions of council and housing association and other tenants. A further campaign organising meeting will be held on Saturday 16 January to build further protests. A national March for Homes demonstration is provisionally scheduled for Saturday 16 April. For more details, including the Kill the Housing Bill - secure homes for all Briefing and leaflets for 5 January protest and meeting in parliament, contact the campaign via info@defendcouncilhousing.org.uk A group of 50 tenants, council workers, housing officers, tenants, a traveller group and trade unionists launched a Kill the Housing Bill secure homes for all campaign and planned the direct action on Saturday 12 December.
This followed a joint statement: see Guardian letter signed by tenant groups across England and Wales, Traveller groups, MPs, councillors and several national trade unions.

Further information from www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk
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