From Lambeth Housing Activists:
On Saturday 30 January 2016, thousands of people from across Lambeth and beyond will march on 10 Downing Street to oppose the Government’s Housing and Planning Bill.
The march, called by Lambeth Housing Activists, who are part of the Radical Housing Network, is the largest locally organised demonstration against the bill. The legislation will make finding and keeping an affordable house in London even more difficult for ordinary Londoners, and put and ends secure social housing.
The legislation:
· Abolishes new secure lifetime tenancies in social housing, replacing them with 2 – 5 year tenancies.
· Hits social housing tenants with a combined income of £40,000 or more (about two living wages) with a ‘pay to stay’ tax, to bring their rent up to market levels – in Waterloo this would be £26,000 per year on average.
· Forces local authorities to sell ‘high value’ properties when they become empty (this will apply to many Inner London homes).
The march will start from the Imperial War Museum at 12pm (Kennington Rd/Lambeth Rd SE1 6HZ). March to Cameron’s publicly funded home in Downing Street for 2pm.
See the facebook page and follow @LambthHousngAct for updates and details.