This profile of Vienna's green social housing is both inspiring, in its attitude to human dignity and environmental need, and depressing, in how radically it contrasts with the housing system in Ireland, which seems defined by exploitation, short-termism, cronyism, and incompetence
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/15/nx-s1-5400642/affordable-housing-environment-vienna-climate-change
I'm fortunate enough to reside in #SocialHousing so at least my rent is affordable compared to income, but the balance of my income no longer covers food and OTC meds/CPAP materials.
Worse yet, we continually experience long extreme heat events in summers now and our lease agreements explicitly *disallow* in-window AC, so cooling options are limited.
We didn't really need AC hereabouts most of my life, but now it is a matter of life and death for many.
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John Harris identifies the key issue.
It’s crunch time for Starmer and Reeves: either build social housing or lose the next election | John Harris | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/08/labour-housebuilding-plan-england
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/08/labour-housebuilding-plan-england?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other The housing crisis isn’t due to immigrants or planning restrictions- it’s a lack of social and affordable housing. #UK #SocialHousing #HousingCrisis #homelessness
https://www.europesays.com/uk/158095/ Spain’s Sanchez seeks support from regions to triple housing budget #BankOfSpain #EU #Europe #GovernmentSources #HousingPrices #PedroSanchez #Regions #RentingHomes #SocialHousing #SocialHousingStock #Spain
A secure, affordable home is a human right but many countries and local authorities are failing on this.
I'm very happy to be attending the International Social Housing Festival 2025 today in Dublin to hear about international best practices and how we build public housing better in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown and nationally.
Our council, unlike many laggards, are on track to meet our social & affordable housing targets. But we can always do better & learn more.
Treat #SocialHousing as #CriticalInfrastructure to unlock billions, says Peabody boss | Social housing | The Guardian
https://www.europesays.com/uk/143102/ Homelessness in Northern Ireland more than doubles in a decade #homeless #Homelessness #Housing #NorthernIreland #poverty #SocialHousing #UK #UnitedKingdom
"Without change we effectively risk the managed decline of one of the largest provisions of social housing in Europe. To replace these homes would take more than 60 years at recent building rates.”
#Housing #SocialHousing #Planning
Housing ombudsman for England warns of ‘simmering anger’ over living conditions | Social housing | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/may/29/housing-ombudsman-for-england-warns-of-simmering-anger-over-living-conditions?CMP=GTUK_email
https://www.europesays.com/uk/125765/ France unveils its first ‘positive energy’ neighbourhood, powering local pride #Energy #EU #Europe #FontaineD’Ouche #France #SocialHousing #SolarPanels #TheNeighbourhood