With the Senedd election due on May 7, a new Welsh Government will soon be in charge of the direction of devolved policy on housing and homelessness. The Spring issue of WHQ highlights the election pledges of the six main… Read more »
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Senedd passes ‘landmark’ Building Safety Bill
The Senedd has passed legislation that establishes a comprehensive new building safety regime for residents of shared buildings across Wales, regardless of building height or tenure. The Building Safety (Wales) Bill — considered to be one of the largest pieces… Read more »
Committee raises key questions on social housing delivery
The Welsh Government is on course to meet its 20,000 social homes target but the housing system is still in crisis, says an all-party Senedd committee. The Local Government and Housing Committee welcomed progress so far but said it has… Read more »
New estimates reveal surge in housing need
Wales needs significantly more new homes than previously thought, according to new estimates of housing need released by the Welsh Government. The 2025-based estimates published on Thursday suggest a need for 9,400 additional housing units to meet existing unmet housing… Read more »
Senedd passes ‘life-changing’ Homelessness Bill
The Senedd has given Stage 4 approval to landmark homelessness legislation that campaigners say has the potential to transform how Wales prevents and tackles homelessness. The Homelessness and Social Housing Allocations (Wales) Bill includes the abolition of ‘priority need’ and… Read more »
Minister pledges new building safety rights for leaseholders
The Welsh Government has promised to bring forward new rights for leaseholders whose homes are undergoing building safety remediation as part of the Building Safety Bill. During Stage 2 scrutiny of the legislation at the end of January, housing secretary… Read more »
TACP funding confirmed for next year
Housing secretary Jayne Bryant has announced an an indicative £50 million for the Transitional Accommodation Capital Programme (TACP) enabling the scheme to re-open for 2026/27. The money comes from the Social Housing Grants budget agreed in the final Welsh Government Budget in January and… Read more »
New edition of WHQ out now
With perhaps the most consequential election in Wales since devolution little more than three months away, the Winter issue of WHQ looks in depth at the prospects for the next Welsh Government. We hear first from all six main parties… Read more »
Could you be the next editor of WHQ?
Welsh Housing Quarterly is looking for a new editor to take the helm of the magazine from next year. WHQ is the only independent housing and regeneration digital magazine for and about Wales. It is, as the name implies, a… Read more »
20,000 homes: an interview with the minister
After Welsh Government published key data on affordable housing supply and progress towards the 20,000 homes target on Thursday, WHQ spoke to housing secretary Jayne Bryant. Our story yesterday looked at what happened in 2024/25 and the projection that the… Read more »