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Housing associations have teamed up with a mental health charity and recruitment and design agency to develop a new service offering free interview clothing to support people looking for work. The Working Wardrobe initiative aims to give people the confidence… Read more »
Rob Simkins looks ahead to Shelter Cymru’s People and Homes Conference 2021. We are delighted to announce our flagship annual conference, People and Homes 2021, where we’re bringing you all the big names, big issues and best practice. On Wednesday… Read more »
One in three people (34%) in Wales have been impacted by the housing emergency, says new research conducted on behalf of Shelter Cymru. The research shows that over a million children and adults in Wales are living in unsafe or… Read more »
Julie James retains the housing portfolio as part of a climate change super-ministry under a cabinet reshuffle announced this week. The reshuffle follows Welsh Labour winning 30 of the 60 seats in the Senedd in the election last week. The… Read more »
Featuring a technology special, housing in the Senedd election, the future of Wales as a ‘forest nation’ and much, much more, the Spring issue of WHQ is out now online and will be with subscribers in the next few days…. Read more »
Welsh political parties are being urged to change homelesssness legislation that Crisis says is leaving people stuck in a cycle of homelessness for longer, pushed further from support and more likely to experience multiple forms of homelessness. New research from… Read more »
The first surveys have been carried out in an ambitious pathfinder project to decarbonise social housing across Wales. The Optimised Retrofit project, supported by Welsh Government, is now live, with whole home surveys being delivered across Wales by more than… Read more »
The Chartered Institute of Housing has introduced set of professional standards setting out the knowledge, skills and behaviour which underpin the great work that housing professionals do every day. With more than 100 years’ experience in learning and knowledge, CIH… Read more »
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 »
Monmouthshire Housing Association (MHA) has struck an £85m deal to refinance its entire loan portfolio, securing £65m from the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) in its first direct investment into the UK social housing sector. The PPF’s funding is for 40… Read more »
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