Fossil fuel heating will be banned in new social homes from October and Welsh Government wants private developers to adopt the same new build standards by 2025. The move is part of a Welsh Government commitment to renewable energies and… Read more »
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Cutting Universal Credit by £20 a week will remove vital safety net, says CHC
The £20 a week uplift in Universal Credit has been the difference between paying the bills and putting food on the table for housing association tenants in Wales – but the majority of them do not know it is temporary… Read more »
Minister hails doubled funding for low-carbon social homes
Climate change minister Julie James has hailed one of Wales’s first ‘positive energy’ social housing schemes as ‘an exemplar’ for developers, housing associations and councils to follow in the drive to build 20,000 new low carbon homes for rent. Visiting Wales… Read more »
Minister reveals phase 1 of Welsh Building Safety Fund
Welsh Government will pay for fire safety surveys and establish a Fire Safety – Building Passport scheme for multi-occupied residential buildings over 11m, climate change minister Julie James announced on Monday. In a written statement, the minister hailed steps already… Read more »
Call for £15bn retrofit plan to end fuel poverty
The Future Generations Commissioner for Wales is calling for a massive retrofit investment plan to eradicate fuel poverty in Wales by 2030. The £15bn investment plan for housing is urgently needed and would, according to Sophie Howe in a new… Read more »
Action pledged on second homes
New measures to tackle the impact second homes are planned to ‘inject fairness back into the housing system’. Climate change minister Julie James will set out an ‘ambitious three-pronged approach’ to address the impact of second home ownership on communities… Read more »
Hardship grant launched for private renters as eviction ban ends
Welsh Government is launching a new £10 million grant scheme to help people in private rented accommodation who are struggling to pay their rent because of the pandemic. The Tenancy Hardship Grant is designed to support people who have fallen… Read more »
New Programme for Government launched
First minister Mark Drakeford promises ‘a stronger, greener and fairer Wales’ in a new Programme for Government launched today. Climate change and the environment will be at the heart of the new government and the statement highlights the creation of… Read more »
Learning the right lessons
Matt Dicks previews this week’s TAI 2021 conference. It’s been a profoundly challenging year for us all. But housing professionals in Wales have done a standout job in meeting the challenges of a global pandemic head on, working tirelessly to… Read more »
New service offering free interview clothes launched in South Wales
Housing associations have teamed up with a mental health charity and recruitment and design agency to develop a new service offering free interview clothing to support people looking for work. The Working Wardrobe initiative aims to give people the confidence… Read more »