Housing and the law is the central theme of the July issue of WHQ, which is out this week. For the lead feature, we asked readers what they would change if they were legal supremo for a day. The answers… Read more »
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A partial debate about the housing crisis
Media narratives about the housing crisis concentrate too much on home ownership and not enough on social housing and homelessness, says Matt Dicks. Many of you may have watched the BBC Wales The Hour programme last month, a debate programme which… Read more »
Minister calls for action on Universal Credit
Housing and regeneration minister Rebecca Evans has written to UK work and pensions secretary Esther McVey to warn her about the impact Universal Credit is having on some of the most vulnerable people in Wales. The letter follows a recent… Read more »
Joint call for new funding system for housing support
A coalition of ten national housing and support organisations has come together to propose a new funding system for homelessness and housing-related support services ahead of a key debate in the National Assembly. The case for a new Homelessness and… Read more »
Consultation on cladding ban after Hackitt review
Dame Judith Hackitt has called for radical reform of the regulatory system in her independent review of the building regulations and fire safety but stopped short of calling for an outright ban on combustible cladding. However, action could still follow… Read more »
Independent panel members revealed
Housing minister Rebecca Evans has appointed an independent panel to oversee the work of the review of affordable housing supply to ensure that it is ‘fair, transparent and robust’. In a written statement she said: ’The panel, working under an… Read more »
To UBI or not to UBI?
After a significant shift in opinion, the TAI 2018 audience ended up split down the middle after the Welsh Housing Quarterly debate on universal basic income (UBI). An online poll showed 49 per cent of people agree with the principles… Read more »
What does the Welsh public think of social housing?
An opinion poll asking Welsh voters what they think of social housing finds strong support for its role but also some worrying public perceptions. Homelessness and housing was ranked fifth in importance as a political issue in an opinion poll for… Read more »
Independent review of affordable housing supply
Housing and regeneration minister Rebecca Evans has announced an independent review of affordable housing supply in Wales. The review will take a year and will examine whether more can be done to increase supply, maximising the resources available, and will… Read more »
My reflections on the HSA
Steffan Evans looks back at a conference bringing together housing practictioners and researchers and forward to TAI 2018. Earlier this month I attended my first ever Housing Studies Association (HSA) Annual Conference in Sheffield. The theme for this year’s conference… Read more »