‘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 »
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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 »
Regulation: evidence suggests continual improvement
Matt Kennedy, policy and public affairs manager at CIH Cymru, takes a look at the evidence provided to the Public Accounts Committee as part of their inquiry into regulation and oversight of housing associations in Wales. Towards the end of… 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 »
Ten links to check out from the WHQ June 2016 edition
The June 2016 edition of WHQ was packed as usual with useful articles. We’ve rounded up ten websites that are mentioned or included in the magazine to make it easy for you to check out those tips. The page in… Read more »
CHC appoints new director of policy
Community Housing Cymru (CHC) has appointed Clarissa Corbisiero-Peters as its new director of policy. She is currently head of policy at the National Housing Federation, the English equivalent of CHC. In this role, she works with housing associations to influence government and other key… Read more »
A changing landscape
Housing faces a rapidly changing policy environment in Wales and England. Judy Wayne blogs on the debate at the recent annual Altair-Devonshires seminar in Cardiff. The seminar attracted senior executives and non-executives from across Wales. It was a full afternoon… Read more »