Category: Cost of living
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Wins for Liverpool Campaign against Housing Benefit Discrimination
This piece is written by ACORN Liverpool, looking back at the campaign against housing benefit discrimination that they fought and won this year. The challenge of finding somewhere to live has only been getting harder in Liverpool. Negligible social housing stock means people have to fend for themselves in the wild west of the private
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In it to bin it – Hillfields group launch
Residents of one corner of Bristol that ‘feels forgotten’ are getting organised and launching a fightback! Last month, after weeks of knocking doors in the rain, having important conversations with neighbours, and getting together to share ideas, a community union was launched in Hillfields, Bristol! The launch meeting was well attended and members got straight
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3 wins in one week for ACORN Bradford!
ACORN Bradford are celebrating three member defence wins in the space of seven days, thanks to the grit and determination of our members. It started with Joe and Jessie, a married couple expecting a baby, who contacted ACORN after their estate agent put them in a house with a leaking roof and serious water damage
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Community rallies for Selma
In late November, 30 ACORN members took action for our member Selma at City Hall in Bristol. Selma and her young son were facing a nightmare that started when they survived a tower block fire at Twinnell House in Easton in which their neighbour Abdul died, leaving them traumatised. Since then they’ve been in temporary
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How a Birmingham mum fought back and won
The following account is written by a member of ACORN Birmingham, and tells of how her mother fought and won in the face of eviction, unfit temporary accommodation and council inaction. Like many others, my mother was abandoned by Birmingham City Council for years in temporary accommodation that was unfit for human habitation. The circumstances
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Win for Bristol tower block safety campaign
Bristol City Council has committed to increased fire safety measures for the majority of the city’s tower blocks after campaigning from tower block residents and members of ACORN. This follows a fire in Twinnell House on 25th September in which Abdul Jabar Oryakhel sadly lost his life. Firefighters at Butler House, Bristol. Credit: Dave Betts,
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Member Defence Win in Brighton!
In June, ACORN members Deb and Davinia had a horrific house fire. There was no working smoke alarm in the house, and they were lucky to get out alive! They took action alongside ACORN to try and force their lettings agency to make fire safety improvements to all their properties. However, they received a Section
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Victory for Swindon Sheltered Housing Residents!
In March this year residents from one sheltered housing scheme approached ACORN Swindon. Residents felt unsafe, neglected, and annoyed that they were paying for a service which was being cut. After a solid 9 month campaign, all that changed… In March this year residents from one sheltered housing scheme approached ACORN Swindon. The council had
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Bin Win in Armley
After launching earlier this year, ACORN Armley immediately got stuck in on their Clean Up Armley campaign, calling on Leeds City Council to take action on litter and fly-tipping in Armley. Having identified litter and fly-tipping as a key issue through hours of door knocking, street stalls, and outreach, ACORN Armley members got to work
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Brighton against benefits discrimination!
ACORN Brighton’s ‘End Housing Discrimination’ campaign secures Council backing and promises from local lettings agents… After Brighton and Hove City Council approved a motion for ending rent discrimination on June 22nd, following ACORN Brighton’s campaign calling on them to clamp down on rogue landlords who wouldn’t let to renters in receipt of benefits, on July