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A survey by the Bevan Foundation in February found that just 32 private rented properties across Wales were affordable within Local Housing Allowance rates and that even fewer were accessible to low-income tenants. Rob King reports. Affordable and high-quality housing… Read more »
A coalition of Welsh housing organisations is calling on the Westminster Government to end the freeze in Local Housing Allowance in next week’s Spring Budget. The call from Homes for All Cymru comes as new research from the Bevan Foundation… Read more »
More than one in three private landlords in Wales are potentially breaking the law by discriminating against tenants receiving benefits, according to new research from Shelter Cymru. The housing charity launches a campaign this week to let landlords and tenants… Read more »
A housing association’s welfare team has secured an additional £1 million in household income for its tenants over the last year. A report from Grŵp Cynefin also highlighted that for every £1 it spent on the service, there was a… Read more »
Shelter Cymru has launched a petition calling for urgent action to strengthen the welfare safety net for tenants to stop a wave of evictions and homelessness when the Coronavirus crisis is over. It says the COVID-19 outbreak is causing huge… Read more »
For the last two years Shelter Cymru has been campaigning to encourage local authorities to make the most of discretionary housing payments (DHPs) to prevent homelessness. DHPs are a vital source of financial help for people who are struggling to… Read more »
The good news about local housing allowance (LHA) for social and supported housing is not the end of the story, says Jennifer Ellis. LHA rates continue to cause problems for the private rented sector and local authorities and the benefits… Read more »
As social landlords grapple with universal credit, Daniel Lewis says local housing allowance (LHA) will potentially pose the biggest risk to the sector but it is not grabbing the headlines and not getting the attention of residents. Current plans for… Read more »
There were sighs of relief across Wales and the UK after the Westminster government decided it will not go ahead with plans to impose a local housing allowance (LHA) cap on supported and social housing. Theresa May revealed the decision… Read more »
Paul Langley assesses the latest news on universal credit and the local housing allowance and argues Brexit could bring some good news. Last summer’s referendum result has rumbled on and on and continues to be a divisive topic for many in… Read more »
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