Labour Housing Group (LHG) is a Socialist Society affiliated to the Labour Party, dedicated to developing housing policy that addresses the shortage of decent affordable housing across the UK.
As we look towards the next General Election, LHG will be involving members, working with partners inside and outside the Party to campaign for ambitious housing policy to address the crisis that wracks the UK.
National Policy Forum contributions
The National Policy Forum consultation 2025, building up the manifesto for the next General Election, was recently circulated. LP members were invited to contribute to the consultation through their CLP or branch Labour parties, or affiliated organisations and third party organisations like Labour Housing Group.
This year’s consultation ran from March 31 to June 8. The theme for this year’s consultation is ‘fixing the foundations to deliver change’ and consulted on the following areas:
- Kickstart economic growth – fixing the foundations to deliver higher living standards and 1.5 million new homes
- Make Britain a clean energy superpower – fixing the foundations to secure home-grown energy
- Safer streets – fixing the foundations to put police back on the beat
- Break down barriers to opportunity – fixing the foundations to give children the best possible start in life
- Build an NHS fit for the future – fixing the foundations to end hospital backlogs
- Britain reconnected – fixing the foundations to ensure a safe, secure and resilient UK
Doorstep guide to Labour’s housing policies
Find a quick reference to the party’s policies and info on the housing crisis here:
Endorsements for Parliamentary selections: passionate about housing and wanting to stand in an election?
LHG members who are thinking about standing for office – for example to be an MP – may want to ask a group they belong to to endorse
as a candidate.
LHG will happily say that we endorse LHG members who we believe will stand up for housing and will pursue LHG’s objectives, and we have developed a policy about who we would support and why.
You can read the policy here, but the key points to note are:
- You must be a current LHG member, and fully paid-up for at least 6 months
- We ask you to write to us with a statement about why your experience and history of housing activism makes you suitable to be endorsed by LHG (up to 250 words), and another saying why housing is an important issue in the constituency that you hope to represent (up to 250 words)
- We’ll follow the same process for LHG members seeking selection as Scottish Government or Welsh Assembly candidates, for Mayoral positions, or for the CLP or Youth part of the NEC
- We may support more than one person if two or more LHG members who want to stand for the same position fit the criteria
Please write to the Secretary at info@labourhousing.org if you want to ask for our support.