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Welsh Government has confirmed its final Budget for 2020/21 with little change to its plans for housing. Consequentials flowing from the UK Budget on March 11 could yet change the sums but Tuesday’s final Budget confirms capital spending plans in… Read more »
Two South Wales housing associations have merged with a commitment to retaining heritage and community focus. Baneswell Housing Association (BHA), established in 1973, owns and rents 70 homes in the Baneswell area of Newport. In October 2018, the tenants 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 ben.black@bronafon.org.uk What is your name? Bryony Haynes (@bryonyhaynes) Where do you work and… Read more »
Valleys to Coast has appointed Joanne Oak as its new chief executive. She will start work at the Bridgend-based housing association in early May, replacing interim chief executive Duncan Forbes, who has been leading the organisation over the last 6… Read more »
Private renters in Wales are set to get guaranteed minimum of 12 months’ protection against eviction at the start of a new tenancy if they have not breached the terms of their contract Housing and local government minister Julie James… Read more »
Housing minister Julie James said she was disappointed with the rise in rough sleeping in Wales and that the numbers involved are ‘unacceptably high’. In a written statement, she said: ‘As a Government committed to the goal of ending homelessness,… Read more »
Rough sleeping in Wales is up 17 per cent on a year ago, according to the latest Welsh Government count. Local authorities estimated that 405 people were sleeping rough in a two-week period in October 2019. That was an increase… Read more »
The Winter issue of WHQ is out now. The print magazine will reach readers and articles will go the website in the next few days. Our focus this time is on housing and older people, a subject of vital importance… 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 ben.black@bronafon.org.uk What is your name? Bethan Proctor Where do you work and what… Read more »
Welsh Government has launched a major new campaign to raise awareness that ‘Homelessness doesn’t always live on the streets’. The campaign to tackle hidden homelessness is targeted at young people who may be at risk of or already experiencing homelessness… Read more »
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