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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 »
A staggering 1,600 children in Wales will be homeless and living in temporary accommodation this Christmas, according to figures released today by Shelter Cymru. The number of families living in B&Bs and hostels – widely considered the worst type of… Read more »
Housing minister Julie James has confirmed that the right to adequate housing will feature as a ‘due regard’ duty in the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Bill. Speaking in the Senedd on Tuesday, she confirmed what she had already said… Read more »
Affordable housing provision in Wales rose 12 per cent in 2018/19 to reach the highest level recorded in ten years. Local authorities reported 2,592 additional affordable homes had been delivered across Wales compared to 2,316 in 2017/18. The previous peak… Read more »
Welsh Government has announced an extra £30m of investment in housing schemes, including £10m for modular factories. The funding is part of a £130m package that also includes £53m to support businesses ahead of Brexit, £20m for school and college… Read more »
The Autumn issue of WHQ focuses on two of the current hot topics for housing in Wales: the foundational economy and decarbonisation. Our lead feature looks at the foundational economy and ways of thinking differently about how we judge what… Read more »
Jon Sparkes, chair of the Homelessness Action Group that is advising the housing and local government minister, reflects on its recommendations and explains the next phase of the work. Winter is on the way and across towns and cities in… Read more »
Housing minister Julie James has pledged immediate action to help more rough sleepers off the streets this winter in the wake of publication of the first report from the Homelessness Action Group. The minister has also welcomed the report’s recommendations… Read more »
Welsh Government has accepted in principle all of the recommendations of the independent review the decarbonisation of homes in Wales but called for more work to give greater clarity on the costs involved. An independent group chaired by Chris Jofeh… Read more »
Housing minister Julie James has announced over £30m for innovative housing in Wales, part of a £90m fund to test new approaches to help develop social and affordable housing. Projects to be funded under the latest round of the Innovative… Read more »
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