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Funding for Welsh services including homeless hostels and women’s hostels was cut by £37m between 2012 and 2018, according to a report released on Monday. The report, Housing Matters, highlights the impact of the cuts on local authorities, the voluntary… 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 »
The Westminster government has announced a new funding regime for supported housing. Jules Birch blogs on the implications for Wales. First, the good news: a written statement by UK work and pensions secretary Damian Green confirmed that both the LHA… Read more »
Hugh Russell blogs on the launch of the 2016 Let’s Keep on Supporting People campaign. Following the success of last year’s Let’s Keep on Supporting People (SP) campaign, which saw the programme’s funding protected and ringfenced, CHC and Cymorth Cymru have… Read more »
The Westminster government has announced a one-year delay to a new housing benefit cap after warnings that it poses a major threat to the future of supported housing projects. The 2015 Autumn Statement included a cap on social housing rents… Read more »
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