Organised by the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH), the awards recognise the creativity, passion and innovation of housing organisations and individuals across the sector. This year’s awards received over 54 nominations across 17 categories, including housing team of the year, excellence in housing innovation, and sustainability in housing.
All shortlisted entries for the Welsh Housing Awards have also been included in the 2024 Good Practice Compendium, a core learning document full of inspiration, ideas, and innovation to help everyone across the sector create a future where everyone has a place to call home.
The winners announced at the ceremony sponsored by Aico were:
Housing team of the year – sponsored by Monmouthshire Housing
Critical incident response team – Taff Housing
Young achiever in housing – sponsored by Tai Tarian
Jazmin Pugh – Barcud Cyf
Campaign of the year
Paul Price and Laura Morris – Llanw Property Services
Excellence in tenant scrutiny
Scrutinising the flexi-way – Hafod
Excellence in customer service – sponsored by Llanw
Financial inclusion – Monmouthshire Housing Association
Excellence in health and wellbeing
MAGPIE – Trivallis
Excellence in housing innovation
DAHA accreditation for domestic abuse cases – Trivallis
Working in partnership – sponsored by Lovell
Innovative collaboration: A first of its kind partnership to tackle decarbonisation in homes – Adra in partnership with Busnes@LlandrilloMenai, Bangor University
Excellence in preventing homelessness – sponsored by Pobl
Tai Ffres – United Welsh Group in partnership with Llamau
Excellence in championing equality and diversity – sponsored by Tai Wales and West Housing
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Group – Melin Homes
Sustainability in housing – sponsored by Blake Morgan
Leading the way to a greener future – Adra
Supporting communities – sponsored by Newport City Homes
Fit and fed – Merthyr Tydfil Housing Association
Developing high quality homes
Llysfaen – Merthyr Tydfil Housing Association in partnership with Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Community-focussed contractor
#buildSHED @ Big Shed – Willis Construction Limited in partnership with RHA Wales
Positive placemaking
Pill Unity Gardens and Allotments – Newport City Homes
Supporting independent living
Tai Ffres – United Welsh in partnership with Llamau
Excellence in professionalism, learning and development
Bron Ambition – Aspiring Manager Programme – Bron Afon Community Housing
Commenting on the 2024 award winners, CIH Cymru director Matt Dicks said: ‘Every year we are inspired and motivated by the incredible projects, the collaborative endeavour and the dedicated professionalism that we see across all of the nominees in the Welsh Housing Awards. This year is no different and in fact, it would seem as though the bar has once again been lifted – we have seen such innovation and talent at this year’s awards.
‘Our congratulations to all of this year’s winners and to all our nominees. The work that you do – which we are extremely proud to acknowledge and promote in our Good Practice Compendium – shows in the most profound way how housing professionals make a difference – a difference to the tenants and communities that we serve across Wales, but also to wider public policy objectives that make a difference to all our lives.’