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More than 70 per cent of vital services which help to prevent homelessness across Wales could be ‘reduced or lost’ if crucial Welsh Government funding is not increased, say campaigners. The warning comes from Cymorth Cymru, and Community Housing Cymru,… Read more »
Housing associations across Wales are calling for urgent action by the UK and Welsh governments to support social housing tenants hit by the continung cost of living crisis. The call comes as Community Housing Cymru (CHC) releases its Ends Won’t… Read more »
A new scheme from Welsh Government could help hundreds of home owners in Wales who are struggling with soaring mortgage costs. The Help to Stay Wales mortgage support scheme will offer equity loans to struggling owners for up to 15… Read more »
Following an extensive recruitment process, Cynon Taf Community Housing Group (CTCHG) has appointed Auriol Miller as its new chief executive. Working with executive search recruitment agency, Goodson Thomas, CTCHG received more than 60 expressions of interest in the role. Auriol… Read more »
Social housing rents in Wales will rise by a maximum of 6.7 per cent from April 2024, climate change minister Julie James announced on Friday. The increase is in line with the inflation rate in September and follows an agreement… Read more »
Standards in general, and the Welsh Housing Quality Standard (WHQS) 2023 in particular, feature as the theme of the Autumn issue of WHQ published this week in English and in Welsh. The focus, inevitably, is in decarbonisation and affordable warmth,… Read more »
Climate change minister Julie James has launched a ‘bold and progressive’ new Welsh Housing Quality Standard (WHQS) that will see major changes to social housing in Wales. WHQS 2023 is the successor to the original WHQS introduced in 2002 that… Read more »
Climate change minister Julie James chose World Homelessness Day to introduce a White Paper that sets out how the Welsh Government plans to end homelessness in Wales. The proposals focus on improving prevention and early intervention, through the introduction of a… Read more »
The new Summer issue of WHQ – published this week – marks a major milestone for the magazine. Our first fully bilingual issue is available in Welsh and English in both PDF and online edition format. With that very much… Read more »
Leading European voices in the fight to end homelessness will feature at Shelter Cymru’s People and Homes conference in Swansea. Taking place on Tuesday 20 June, this year’s conference will have a hybrid format, with tickets available virtually as well… Read more »
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