New to the job is a feature where we meet people from across the sector who have taken on a new role. If you want to take part email ben.black@bronafon.org.uk What is your name? Robyn Marshall. Where do you work and what… Read more »
Housing associations
Grŵp Cynefin goes for growth
A health board partnership is Grŵp Cynefin’s most ambitious yet as it moves to develop truly sustainable communities, says Shan Lloyd Williams. Evolution of the offering from social housing providers is accelerating faster than ever, as we all respond to the challenging… Read more »
New to the job- Michelle Thomas
New to the job is a feature where we meet people from across the sector who have taken on a new role. If you want to take part email ben.black@bronafon.org.uk What is your name? Michelle Thomas Where do you work and what… Read more »
New to the job- Hannah Davies
New to the job is a feature where we meet people from across the sector who have taken on a new role. If you want to take part email ben.black@bronafon.org.uk What is your name? Hannah Davies Where do you work and what… Read more »
Vision for the future
‘Good housing as a basic right for all’ is the key message at the heart of a 20-year vision for the future of housing associations set out by Stuart Ropke at the Community Housing Cymru (CHC) conference in Cardiff. The… Read more »
PAC publishes report on oversight of housing associations
An Assembly committee has warned housing associations about potentially ‘serious risks’ of diversification if it is not managed effectively. And a report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) also calls for more transparency in the sector and for tenants to… Read more »
More social tenants affected by LHA cap
Community Housing Cymru (CHC) has criticised a Westminster government decision that means more social housing tenants will see their housing benefit capped at local housing allowance (LHA) rates. In a written statement on the policy for general needs housing, work… Read more »
Ending the year on a high
Housing associations in Wales have helped the previous Welsh Government smash its target of building 10,000 affordable homes, says Edwina O’Hart. In the five years up to this May’s election, 11,508 properties were constructed across Wales – and 94 per… Read more »
Time for action on reclassification
Welsh Government must learn lessons from England to get the ONS decision on the status of housing associations reversed, says Aaron Hill. Doing things differently to England has so often been the defining mantra of post-devolution politics in Wales. In housing… Read more »
What will the ONS’s decision mean for Wales?
Steffan Evans blogs on challenges and opportunities for housing associations and Welsh Government following the decision to reclassify housing associations as part of the public sector. Housing associations in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are to be reclassified as part of… Read more »