Suzanne Muna News Today

<strong>Letters: </strong>Social housing tenants are suffering just as much as those in the private rented sector, writes <strong>Suzanne Muna</strong>. Plus letters from <strong>Derrick Joad</strong>,<strong> Rosemary Walker</strong> and <strong>Bob Colenutt</strong>

Exclusive: Richard Blakeway says parts of social housing sector have reached breaking point

Exclusive: housing association payouts over failures to fix life-threatening mould and damp average only £445

Calls for government to get tougher after record number of non-compliance on orders to improve handling of tenants’ complaints

Read why Unite Executive Committee member Suz Muna and Gareth Bromhall ambulance worker are going to NSSN conference

Turnout for the Unite the Union Executive Council elections closing 24 April was abysmally low. Voting for the regional territorial seats varied between 6.4% and 5.1%. The average was around 6%. For the industrial sector seats average turnout was also around 6%, but more erratic. It ranged from 4.6% to 9% or 10% in two seats. In the equalities seats the voting ranged from 2.7% for the youth seat to 31.2% for the retired members' seat.

Turnout for the Unite the Union Executive Council elections closing 24 April was abysmally low. Voting for the regional territorial seats varied between 6.4% and 5.1%. The average was around 6%. For the industrial sector seats average turnout was also around 6%, but more erratic. It ranged from 4.6% to 9% or 10% in two seats. In the equalities seats the voting ranged from 2.7% for the youth seat to 31.2% for the retired members' seat.

Innocent tenants and leaseholders up and down the country are paying too much for service charge because there is no accountability

Meet the tenants joining forces to stand up to landlords against unfair service charges and getting results

Poor quality housing costs the NHS £1.4 billion a year, yet the relationship between housing and health is rarely acknowledged. The latest research from the Bui