Homelessness
Massive increase in high quality hostels for temporary accommodation, so that nobody needs to sleep rough.
Bedroom tax is good in principle. But should not be applied if no alternative accommodation is available or if the extra bedroom is needed for health or would be very detrimental to normal quality of life to lose it.
Hunger
Free basic food at every supermarket, paid for by government e.g. in season vegetables.
Housing
Massive increase in house building by local and national governments. Both for rent and for sale. Funded by Quantitative Easing as part of the infrastructure programme.
Planning to allow each person to have permission for a self build house or flat.
Build preferentially on green field sites, allowing brown field sites within towns and cities to become green spaces and parks.
Only 7% of the UK is urban, 93% is green fields, woods and not built on. It's not fair that only people who have enough money can live in the countryside.
All new developments outside the current settlement boundaries must have new or existing infrastructure. This includes transport, sports facilities, shops, schools and hospitals. In practice this means many will be adjacent to existing urban areas.
New buildings must be highly energy efficient, better than current building regulations, at least to EPC A.
Insulation
Existing housing and other buildings to be upgraded via grants to EPC B. This is cost effective for the country, saves on fuel and reduces pollution.
Land Tax
When land gets planning permission, its value soars overnight. A land tax will effectively reduce this increase to near zero. The result would be land for development would be far cheaper as profiteering would be removed.
Massive increase in high quality hostels for temporary accommodation, so that nobody needs to sleep rough.
Bedroom tax is good in principle. But should not be applied if no alternative accommodation is available or if the extra bedroom is needed for health or would be very detrimental to normal quality of life to lose it.
Hunger
Free basic food at every supermarket, paid for by government e.g. in season vegetables.
Housing
Massive increase in house building by local and national governments. Both for rent and for sale. Funded by Quantitative Easing as part of the infrastructure programme.
Planning to allow each person to have permission for a self build house or flat.
Build preferentially on green field sites, allowing brown field sites within towns and cities to become green spaces and parks.
Only 7% of the UK is urban, 93% is green fields, woods and not built on. It's not fair that only people who have enough money can live in the countryside.
All new developments outside the current settlement boundaries must have new or existing infrastructure. This includes transport, sports facilities, shops, schools and hospitals. In practice this means many will be adjacent to existing urban areas.
New buildings must be highly energy efficient, better than current building regulations, at least to EPC A.
Insulation
Existing housing and other buildings to be upgraded via grants to EPC B. This is cost effective for the country, saves on fuel and reduces pollution.
Land Tax
When land gets planning permission, its value soars overnight. A land tax will effectively reduce this increase to near zero. The result would be land for development would be far cheaper as profiteering would be removed.