Lindsay Cordery-Bruce is leaving The Wallich to become the new chief executive of Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA). She took over as chief executive of The Wallich in January 2018 and will leave in the first week of April… Read more »
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Housing gains as consequentials boost Final Budget
Finance minister Rebecca Evans has found £10 million in extra funding for social housing and homelessness prevention in the Welsh Government’s Final Budget for 2024/25. The minister said was able to make more changes than usual to the Draft Budget… Read more »
First Minister urged to deliver fair wage pledge for homelessness workers
A Welsh Government funding shortfall is pushing homelessness workers into poverty, says a new survey. Homelessness and housing support providers have highlighted the impact of repeated Welsh Government funding freezes on the wages of vital workers in the sector in… Read more »
New WHQ out now
In October the white paper set out the Welsh Government’s plans to make homelessness rare, brief and unrepeated. But its proposals for ending homelessness in Wales are out for consultation at a time when thousands of people are struggling to… Read more »
‘Stark and painful budget’ brings bad news for housing support
Hopes of an increase in housing support funding were dashed in a Draft Budget for 2024/25 that finance minister Rebecca Evans said left even the NHS and local councils facing a difficult year ahead. She said that Welsh ministers faced… Read more »
Homelessness services ‘on brink of collapse’ without more funding
More than 70 per cent of vital services which help to prevent homelessness across Wales could be ‘reduced or lost’ if crucial Welsh Government funding is not increased, say campaigners. The warning comes from Cymorth Cymru, and Community Housing Cymru,… Read more »
CHC calls for action on cost of living as more tenants seek help
Housing associations across Wales are calling for urgent action by the UK and Welsh governments to support social housing tenants hit by the continung cost of living crisis. The call comes as Community Housing Cymru (CHC) releases its Ends Won’t… Read more »
Help to Stay Wales launched to help struggling home owners
A new scheme from Welsh Government could help hundreds of home owners in Wales who are struggling with soaring mortgage costs. The Help to Stay Wales mortgage support scheme will offer equity loans to struggling owners for up to 15… Read more »
Cynon Taf appoints new chief executive
Following an extensive recruitment process, Cynon Taf Community Housing Group (CTCHG) has appointed Auriol Miller as its new chief executive. Working with executive search recruitment agency, Goodson Thomas, CTCHG received more than 60 expressions of interest in the role. Auriol… Read more »
Minister caps social rent rise at 6.7% next year
Social housing rents in Wales will rise by a maximum of 6.7 per cent from April 2024, climate change minister Julie James announced on Friday. The increase is in line with the inflation rate in September and follows an agreement… Read more »