Birmingham Fair Housing Campaign
Powered by the people of Birmingham, with support from Shelter.
About the campaign
Thousands of people in Birmingham are affected by the housing emergency, but it doesn’t have to be that way. That’s why people have come together in Birmingham to fight for housing justice!
The campaign has six demands:
we want social housing
we want rights for people in emergency and temporary accommodation
we want rights for renters
we want an end to discrimination
we want housing with compassion
we want an end to homelessness
Our campaign is led by people from across the city, united by the vision that everyone in Birmingham should have an affordable, safe, and secure home as a human right.
Struggling with your own housing issues?
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We’re fighting to make our vision a reality
Sign and share our manifesto
Demand Birmingham's political leaders address the housing emergency. Add your name to support our mission.
Sign our manifestoGet closer to the campaign
If you rent in Birmingham and are looking to get even closer to the campaign, email us to join our steering group.
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There's power in community
From Acocks Green to Winson Green, Brummies are uniting to fight for better rights!
The campaign so far
BFHC publicly launched ‘The People’s Manifesto for Fair Housing' in an online assembly asking local politicians to commit to supporting the manifesto's demands
We got Birmingham City Council to declare a housing emergency – but that’s just the beginning, we now need them to take urgent action to address it
BFHC organises the ‘Fight for Home Festival’, bringing together activists fighting for housing justice, climate justice and refugee rights.
The Conservative Party held their party conference in Birmingham, so we sent them a public message about the housing emergency in our city.
Supporters at our ‘Fight for Home Festival’.
Resources
Our campaign in the news
Birmingham domestic abuse victim's home plagued by damp and mould
- BBC News, July 2023Woman who fled domestic violence given mouldy council flat
- BBC News, January 2023City declares housing emergency as thousands of tenants live in misery
- Birmingham Live, January 2023Call for COBRA-style emergency talks over Birmingham's housing crisis
- Birmingham Live, January 2023'It could happen here' - scared families in mouldy council flats plead for action after Awaab death
- Birmingham Live, November 2022Girl, 4, hospitalised, as mum pleads council to be moved out of damp and mouldy Birmingham flat
- ITV News, November 2022Concerns grow for families living in mouldy Birmingham council flats following Awaab Ishak's death
- ITV News, November 2022More children could die because of mouldy housing conditions, campaigners warn
- Birmingham Metro, November 2022Nobody should be living here' - why 'mouldy flat' story is about more than housing crisis
- Birmingham Live, May 2022Council 'shamed' into moving family stuck in 'mouldiest flat in England'
- Birmingham Live, May 2022Homeless families living in hotel that's 'like Butlins' to ease misery for kids
- Birmingham Live, May 2022Birmingham's housing shame exposed in horror videos of disabled woman's mouldy flat
- Birmingham Live, May 2022Birmingham to convert ex-university halls in struggle with homelessness
- The Guardian, December 2021Homeless mum and kids told 'too fussy' after refusing to live in blood-stained, unsafe rooms in B&Bs
- Birmingham Live, November 2021Fast trains and the Games won't level up Birmingham - people need decent homes
- Birmingham Live, November 2021Birmingham's housing crisis shame - city residents living conditions exposed in shocking report
- Birmingham Live, November 2021'Dirty, damp, no place for kids' - residents protest over lack of decent family council homes in city
- Birmingham Live, November 2021
Supporting our campaign
The Big Issue Issue
Acorn Birmingham
National Education Union
TUC Midlands
Rape & Sexual Violence Project
Birmingham Trade Union Council
Birmingham LGBT
Asylum Support and Immigration Resource Team
Moseley Community Development Trust
Fire Brigades Union
Thrive Together Birmingham
Central England Law Centre
Shelter Birmingham
University and College Union
Birmingham Christian Homelessness Forum
Unison West Midlands
Baoab Women's Project
The more people that get behind our campaign, the louder our call. If you'd like to support our campaign, please get in touch!
Get in touch
For any questions about joining the Birmingham Fair Housing campaign, get in touch:
Email us
You can find us at:
Birmingham Fair Housing Campaign | C/OShelter Birmingham Unit 2 Maple House | 150 Corporation Street | Birmingham | B4 6TB
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