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SOCIETY MATTERS - Social and Employment, Consumer Affairs, Housing 

   Families in debt 

'The  reasons why families get into serious debt problems are not always easy to establish.' 
So said  John Munn, an insolvency practitioner, at a recent NCW meeting.  There is a greed for money and what money can give us – everyone can be tempted!  There is a need to bring in regulations to stop people obtaining unsecured loans and prevent them from obtaining further loans when they already have a debt.  There is also a need to go into schools 
to educate on ‘money management’ to encourage young people to be disciplined and to have a sense of responsibility. [MORE]

Employment

Should employers organize the work around individual employees' needs?

Forum contributor Louise said 'I would like to see shorter working hours for all, not just for women.  We don't need to work ourselves into the ground, trying to fit in our men, families, friends, hobbies and creativity, time for ourselves and our health / personal recreation etc.  It would be great to see a few perfectly created lives, geared around what we want out of our lives and not around the 9–5 routine.'                                    

  
Other issues covered by the Social & Employment Group

* Changes in Social Security provisions
* Women and the law; refugees
* Supporting carers
* Employment and Ageism
* Violence against women and children
* Poverty      
[MORE ON SOCIAL AND EMPLOYMENT ISSUES ]
 


                              

   Consumer affairs

 

The Consumer Affairs Special Interest Group is represented on a large number of organisations that represent the voice of the consumer.
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  Housing 

 

‘Housing – the Future’ was the title of a seminar held on 21 May 2007 at Eland House. Speakers were Steven Daniels on the new home information packs (HIPs), Oliver Hartwich on ‘better homes – greener cities’, and Sarah Wrigglesworth, whose sustainable house appeared on ‘Grand Designs’, Mike Smart on the IKEA ‘flat pack’ housing development in Gateshead, and Sue Eely on some solutions for rural housing. Safe Roof 3 records this seminar. [MORE]

 

 

 

 

 

Compact sustainable
     
communities
  
The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) launched the second edition of its seminal report on compact sustainable communities on 18 December 2006.  Judy Brander (NCW Consumer & Housing Committees) and Margaret Field (Transport) were there. The report makes the case for meeting the housing needs of families with children through higher density,  mixed-use urban developments.  Presentations were made by Hank Dittmar (Princes Trust), John Lett (Greater London Authority), Dominic Church (Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment), Patrick Clarke (Llewellyn-Davies Consultants), and Harley Sherlock (President of CPRE London).  [MORE]

         


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