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Social Housing Grant (SHG) will rise by an additional £50 million under the final Welsh Budget for 2021/22. Plans confirmed by finance minister Rebecca Evans will see total SHG investment rise to £250 million, almost four times the amount allocated… Read more »
Investment in affordable and social housing will grow to £200 million next year, stimulating jobs and training while providing 3,500 additional new homes, according to the plans unveiled by finance minister Rebecca Evans on Monday. The plans are part of… Read more »
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 [email protected] What is your name? Dusi Thomas Where do you work and what… Read more »
The Coronavirus pandemic has laid bare the importance of home and highlighted the inequalities faced by people living in poor quality housing. Where we live has never been more important to how we live. At Community Housing Cymru, we believe… Read more »
Social landlords in Wales are being urged to tackle the lack of flooring provision in newly-let accommodation following new research into its impact on tenants. Currently, it is common practice for landlords to let accommodation without providing furnishings, including carpets… Read more »
Shelter Cymru has launches a new campaign highlighting the extent to which people have suffered during Covid-19 lockdown in homes that do not meet their basic needs. Online survey data released today shows how poor quality housing affects people’s health… Read more »
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 »
Social and private tenants will be protected from eviction for at least three months under an emergency bill to be introduced by Welsh Government in response to Coronavirus. A package of measures will also give mortgage borrowers a three-month payment… Read more »
In the second in a series of blogs by housing students who attended the Wales Housing Research Conference 2020, Abdi Ahmed reflects on early intervention and prevention in avoiding evictions. I attended the conference this year for the first time,… Read more »
In the audience at the recent Wales Housing Research Conference 2020 were four students from Cardiff Metropolitan University. In the first in a series of blogs sharing their impressions, Natasha Ham reflects on the gap between ideas and delivery in… Read more »
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