In answer to The Big Question posed at the CIH Cymru conference in Cardiff, there were times when it felt less like being ‘at the cliff edge’ than being one of those cartoon characters who runs beyond the cliff and… Read more »
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Our experience of universal credit
Torfaen County Borough Council is already seeing a significant impact of universal credit since the roll out to full service in July, says Elke Winton. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) reports that already over 1,000 claimants have transferred… Read more »
Focus on housing in the draft budget
The Welsh Government’s latest draft budget features further protection for Supporting People, more money for affordable homes and reform of tax on home sales. The details of the draft budget for 2018/19 and 2019/20 were announced by finance secretary Mark… Read more »
Making youth homelessness everybody’s business
Tamsin Stirling blogs on her trip to find out more about how organisations in the United States and Canada are tackling youth homelessness. I feel very lucky to have secured a travel fellowship from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust to… Read more »
Innovation, innovation, innovation
The Welsh Government held an Innovative Housing Conference in Cardiff, where SMEs involved in providing materials, innovative designs and ideas to the housing sector exhibited their products and delivered a series of workshops. CIH Cymru Director, Matt Dicks attended and… Read more »
Shortlist revealed for Welsh Housing Awards
CIH Cymru has announced the names of the organisations and people that have been shortlisted for the Welsh Housing Awards 2017 across ten categories Organisations made applications across ten categories reflecting the priorities and challenges facing the sector. Nominations were… Read more »
Homelessness: changing the law, changing the culture
As England moves to follow Wales on homelessness prevention, Tamsin Stirling says that success requires more than just legislation. I received an email today from Home Connections publicising its HOPE software. This is case management software that aims to support… Read more »
PAC publishes report on oversight of housing associations
An Assembly committee has warned housing associations about potentially ‘serious risks’ of diversification if it is not managed effectively. And a report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) also calls for more transparency in the sector and for tenants to… Read more »
Look out for the new WHQ
The Summer issue of WHQ is out now. Articles will be going online in the next few days and the print magazine is on its way to subscribers. The cover story inevitably features the aftermath of the appalling fire at… Read more »
Minister makes fire safety pledge
An expert group will examine all of the lessons coming out of the Grenfell Tower tragedy and their application to Wales, communities and children secretary Carl Sargeant told the Assembly on Tuesday. The group will include representatives from the social… Read more »