Housing and Homelessness - Cambridge Labour Party

King’s Hedges welcomes new council homes

The latest modular homes were recently unveiled in King’s Hedges, providing move-on accommodation for six of Cambridge’s homeless residents. Located just off Northfield Avenue, the units have been built on a new road named after long term county councillor for the area, Janet Jones. The new units are part of…

Your Labour council helping rough sleepers during the pandemic

The City Council have been able to help far more people than expected since COVID-19 struck. When the first lockdown came in, over 140 people were found to be needing housing. Hotels and University hostels were brought into use to make sure that people who had been sofa-surfing, or were…

Labour’s achievements putting Mayor Palmer’s affordable housing claims to shame

Labour’s Executive for Housing on Cambridge City Council, Cllr Richard Johnson today reacted to Mayor James Palmer’s claims that he is providing affordable housing for the county, pointing out the consistent failure to deliver on his promises and comparing it with the City Council’s own impressive record on housing delivery.…

New Ultra-Low Carbon Council Homes Planned for Abbey

The Labour-run City Council is proposing to build six new environmentally sustainable council houses on infill land at the former gardens of 129-131 Ditton Fields. The plans are still being worked on, but will include: Two terraces of three properties with entrance via Ditton Walk. Four of the houses will…

December 2020 Round Up: Why Cambridge needs a Labour-run City Council

Cambridge’s Labour controlled City Council has achieved so much in 2020, working with key partners in the third sector and beyond, to support our communities during one of the toughest times any of us has experienced. We’ve made over 200 offers of accommodation made to rough sleepers during COVID and…

We Need Quality Council Homes, Not Tiny Homes

Tory Government planning policy, allowing developers to pack tiny unliveable homes into former office blocks by avoiding full scrutiny by local councils planning departments, is unacceptable and leads to poor developments says Abbey Councillor and Executive Councillor for Housing, Richard Johnson. Cllr Johnson says: “Cambridge needs more affordable but decent…

Cambridge says no to lifting the eviction ban

On Friday, housing campaigners from Unite the Union, Cambridge Labour and Acorn Renters’ Union held a demonstration outside Cambridgeshire County Court to demand at least a 12 month extension to the Eviction Ban. The ban on evictions was introduced by the government as part of a raft of measures to…