A new loan scheme for private tenants struggling with rent arrears because of Covid-19 launches in Wales today (October 7). Billed as the first of its kind in the UK, the £8 million Welsh Government Tenancy Saver Loan scheme will… Read more »
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Research shows housing support saves money and improves lives
Housing support services deliver gross annual savings of £300 million to public services in Wales, according to new research published by Cymorth Cymru. The savings come from preventing homelessness, easing pressure on health and social care, and reducing interaction with… Read more »
Right to housing at heart of CIH Cymru manifesto for Senedd election
CIH Cymru launches its Back Housing 2021 today outlining the policy ideas all political parties in Wales are being asked to include in their commitment to the Welsh public in campaigning towards and beyond the Welsh Parliament election next April…. Read more »
Look out for the new WHQ
Out soon in print and online, the new issue of WHQ focuses on some serious subjects in turbulent times. In addition to the continuing impact of Covid-19 on everyone connected with housing, we look in depth at work to tackle… Read more »
Help to Buy extended by 12 months
Help to Buy Wales scheme will be extended until March 2022 in a third phase, housing minister Julie James has announced. The equity loan home ownership scheme, which was due to close to applicants on 31 March 2021, will be extended… Read more »
Longer notice periods for eviction extended by six months
The temporary increase in notice periods for eviction in Wales will be extended to the end of March, housing minister Julie James announced this week. Notice periods for all tenancies had been due to return to their pre-Covid position after… Read more »
John Puzey to retire from Shelter Cymru
John Puzey will stand down as the director of Shelter Cymru this Autumn after over 30 years at the helm of Wales’ leading independent housing and homelessness charity. Among tributes paid to him, First Minister Mark Drakeford said he had… Read more »
Will Westminster take back control?
How much of a threat could plans for the post-Brexit UK internal market be to devolved housing policy? Matt Dicks assesses some worrying evidence. Earlier this month, CIH Cymru wrote to the Secretary of State for Wales seeking clarity on… Read more »
A first for Housing First in Wales
Housing minister Julie James announced the first scheme in Wales to be awarded Housing First Wales accreditation at a ceremony on Thursday morning. Conwy and Denbighshire Housing First will receive the accreditation from the minister during a web event hosted… Read more »
Housing coalition sets out post-pandemic manifesto
Good homes should be the heart of a Welsh recovery plan from COVID-19, says a manifesto published today by Homes for All Cymru, a coalition of the key housing organisations in Wales. It argues that the pandemic has demonstrated the… Read more »