General Election 2017
SFHA initial reaction to election result.
Although we do not yet know the consequences of the General Election result, the SFHA will continue to represent its members and aim to influence policy at Westminster.
The SFHA’s post-election priority will be to focus on its five key asks. The five-point plan aims to reduce the damaging impact of welfare reforms:
1. Alleviate the poverty resulting from the seven-day waiting period for new claimants of Universal Credit
2. Abolish the two-child policy for access to Working Tax Credits and Universal Credit – which would also redress the injustice of the ‘rape clause’
3. Restore protection for the youngest, older and most vulnerable in communities by removing arbitrary caps on rent in social housing
4. Defer the roll-out of Universal Credit until it can be shown to be working safely
5. Reduce the risk of destitution for benefits claimants by reforming the punitive sanctions regime