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Funding for housing-related support will be ring-fenced for the rest of this Assembly term under Draft Budget plans proposed by finance secretary Mark Drakeford. Welsh Government had planned to combine ten government grants, including Supporting People, into one ‘super-grant’ for Early… Read more »
Media narratives about the housing crisis concentrate too much on home ownership and not enough on social housing and homelessness, says Matt Dicks. Many of you may have watched the BBC Wales The Hour programme last month, a debate programme which… Read more »
An opinion poll asking Welsh voters what they think of social housing finds strong support for its role but also some worrying public perceptions. Homelessness and housing was ranked fifth in importance as a political issue in an opinion poll for… Read more »
Making sure that residents are safe is the most important thing after the Grenfell Tower fire, not playing a blame game, says Sharon Morden. More than nine months after the tragic events at Grenfell it’s plain to see why the… 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 »
An expert group will examine all of the lessons coming out of the Grenfell Tower tragedy and their application to Wales, communities and children secretary Carl Sargeant told the Assembly on Tuesday. The group will include representatives from the social… Read more »
A Bill to abolish the right to buy in Wales is set to be introduced in the National Assembly today (Monday). The Right to Buy and Associated Rights (Wales) Bill will abolish the Right to Buy for council tenants and… Read more »
Welsh Government has announced an extra £30m for social housing this year as it prepares to sign a Housing Supply Delivery Pact with housing associations and local authorities. The extra money takes the Social Housing Grant (SHG) programme budget to… Read more »
Paul Langley blogs on the far-reaching implications of the UK government’s latest announcement on the LHA and social housing. The announcement that Local Housing Allowance (LHA) will apply to all social housing tenants on Universal Credit and new or re-let… Read more »
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 »
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