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Tenants in Newcastle are facing a perilous winter as the cost of living continues to rise. We are going to struggle to juggle energy bills and food with our rent, as inflation soars to 14% and wages stagnate. When choosing between the three, we know that tenants are more likely to build up rent arrears than go without eating or heating their homes. This leaves them liable to facing eviction through no fault of their own. Your Homes Newcastle (YHN) is the largest housing provider in the city, with over 25,000 homes. Over the last 3 years, YHN has sent eviction notices to over 2,700 tenants. These notices have been sent out for rent arrears as low as £100. It is likely that many tenants are going to be at least £100 behind in their finances over the winter.


Almost 1 in 5 of these cases have led to the council going to court to get a possession order, where the tenants must leave within 2 weeks or be forced out by bailiffs. In some cases, bailiffs evicted tenants for as little as £1,200 of arrears.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Newcastle City Council and YHN ensured that no YHN tenants were evicted, in line with the law at the time. It is time to reinstate this policy until heating is less needed or becomes more affordable for another year and the cost of living decreases.

We must come together to take action and prevent a wave of winter evictions.We are calling on Your Homes Newcastle to stop threatening YHN tenants in rent arrears with eviction notices and bailiffs during this cost of living crisis.


Tenants in Newcastle are facing a perilous winter as the cost of living continues to rise. We are going to struggle to juggle energy bills and food with our rent, as inflation soars to 14% and wages stagnate. When choosing between the three, we know that tenants are more likely to build up rent arrears than go without eating or heating their homes. This leaves them liable to facing eviction through no fault of their own. Your Homes Newcastle (YHN) is the largest housing provider in the city, with over 25,000 homes. Over the last 3 years, YHN has sent eviction notices to over 2,700 tenants. These notices have been sent out for rent arrears as low as £100. It is likely that many tenants are going to be at least £100 behind in their finances over the winter.


Almost 1 in 5 of these cases have led to the council going to court to get a possession order, where the tenants must leave within 2 weeks or be forced out by bailiffs. In some cases, bailiffs evicted tenants for as little as £1,200 of arrears.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Newcastle City Council and YHN ensured that no YHN tenants were evicted, in line with the law at the time. It is time to reinstate this policy until heating is less needed or becomes more affordable for another year and the cost of living decreases.

We must come together to take action and prevent a wave of winter evictions.We are calling on Your Homes Newcastle to stop threatening YHN tenants in rent arrears with eviction notices and bailiffs during this cost of living crisis.


No YHN Evictions during the cost-of-living crisis!

We the undersigned demand YHN stops threatening tenants in rent arrears with eviction notices and bailiffs during this cost of living crisis.

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