I believe a major concern for people in Burngreave is affordable housing. I think it is disgraceful that on the Woodside Estate and other areas where council homes have been demolished, the land is to be handed to private developers in return for only about 7% affordable rented housing.
I intend to pursue this issue and to explore all possibilities to increase the amount of affordable rented housing in the Burngreave area so that our children have somewhere to live.
Being able to pay £100,000 – plus for a home should not be a requirement for living in the new, regenerated Burngreave.
I have been campaigning on this issue for several years and I am a member of Respect. I have a son aged 18 and a daughter aged 13, and I want them to be able to get a place to live when they are older.