LHG at Annual Conference 2024: ‘Housing Equality – Creating a Housing System That Works for Everyone’
Monday 23 September 2024, 6-7.30pm
Kings Suite, Radisson Blu Hotel (L3 9BD)
*Light Refreshments Provided*
The housing crisis has many causes and myriad symptoms. Those facing the most
acute housing need are forced into rough sleeping, temporary accommodation, and
sofa surfing. Those in existing social homes may be stuck in poorly-maintained and
even unsafe dwellings. Meanwhile, those who might have expected to be on the
route to home ownership and economic stability remain in the private rental sector, at
the mercy of private landlords in cold and damp homes.
How does a holistic response to the housing crisis ensure that no group is left
behind? How can Labour MPs and councillors most effectively help those facing
housing need? What support do housing providers and the charity sector need to
deal with these issues at source? And how can a Labour Government in
Westminster legislate to protect those at the sharpest end of the housing crisis?