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Iain Dalton is a member of the retail workers union, Usdaw and has been active in campaigning against the bedroom tax in Armley as well as campaigning for decent pay and against the use of zero hour contracts. Iain is also the Yorkshire & Humber TUC Youth Convenor.
Vote
On
May 22nd
Axe the bedroom tax - cap rents not benefits Scrap zero hour contractsfor real jobs with a
wage you can live off
www.tusc.org.uk / leedstusc@gmail.com
Printed and Promoted by Iain Dalton on behalf of Leeds TUSC, both at 28 Harold Walk, Leeds, LS6 1PS
Crisis in figures
292%
Increase in average deposit for a first time buyer from 2001 to 2011 Over
Rent Councils
The governments definition of affordable means nothing to most of us. The council could establish committees of housing workers, tenants and the of renters are under 35. local trade unions to set the rents.
50%
Average wait for a Use the councils reserves and borrowing powers council house
to build and renovate enough decent quality social housing for all those who want it and campaign for the council to divert its private developer subsidy to support this. Leeds City Council currently only plan to build 388 new council houses using rip-off PFI funding.
27,000
On the council house waiting list in Leeds Most new 3-bed homes only have
The bedroom tax is forcing the poorest and most vulnerable out of their homes. The council should of the immediately stop the implementation of the tax recommended and associated eviction proceedings, as well as minimum space fully restore council tax benefit.
77%