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Huge thanks to all involved in a successful #PeopleAndHomes conference, led by Robin White We had a blend of honesty about where we are, readiness to hear different perspectives; and energy & optimism to drive change. Wales can choose a different housing future.

Our joint statement, alongside 'Back the Bill' partners Shelter Cymru & CIH Cymru, to the publication of the White Paper on adequate housing: tinyurl.com/2d8t6u2e

🧵Big week for Shelter Cymru and for housing in Wales more widely. We've had the Local Government and Housing Committee report on PRS, our annual #peopleandhomes conference and then the publication of the long awaited White Paper on Adequate Housing and Fair Rents. 1/n

"White paper falls short of fundamental change." Inside Housing have covered our joint Back the Bill partner statement on the recent White Paper on Adequate housing. insidehousing.co.uk/news/welsh-gov… Read our partner statement here: taipawb.org/news-story/bac… CIH Cymru Shelter Cymru

The vital role of the 3rd sector is widely understood- particularly as so many face hardship. But the sector cannot run on passion, creativity and values alone. 3rd provision has a cost too. And those costs are rising.

Nearly 70% of registered social landlord CEOs actively support the right to adequate housing. 77% of people in Wales supported a legal right to housing in 2020 research. Join us at our Welsh Labour Conference fringe event to find out why this could be THE solution we need.

The case has been made! Big thanks to all panellists for a fantastic discussion on the RIght to Adequate Housing at #BackTheBill Welsh Labour fringe. Community Housing Cymru WelshWomensAid Cllr Emily Owen Conwy Council Shelter Cymru CIH Cymru John Griffiths MS shorturl.at/ISrRr

What will it take to end the housing crisis? Our Welsh Labour Conference fringe event is underway, with insightful contributions from our panel John Griffiths MS, Cllr Emily Owen, Shelter Cymru's Lauren Caley and our own Senior Policy & Research Officer Wendy Dearden.

Ahead of Welsh Parliament debate on Right to Adequate Housing and Local Government and Housing Committee report on housing supply tomorrow the #BacktheBill campaign has published its alternative White paper ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ bit.ly/3YYN80q

Tomorrow sees a Senedd debate on making housing a right in Wales, and we’ll be tweeting during the discussions capturing the key points. In the mean time, read our #BackTheBill campaign alternative White Paper here: taipawb.org/wp-content/upl… Shelter Cymru CIH Cymru Welsh Government

1/7 Today's report from the Local Government and Housing Committee Local Government and Housing Committee is welcome and it raises important points on issues such as how we assess the need for social homes in Wales and also the challenges in delivering these.

Really enjoyed talking about compassion as protest. Thank you Community Housing Cymru for the invite

Diolch/thanks to all our Shelter Cymru supporters - you put your values into action enabling us to help nr 12k households in housing need in Wales last yr, inc. success in preventing adults' & children's homelessness. We won't stop until we can all rely on a suitable home.

If you’re busy preparing a response to this consultation please find time to join us to find out what others will be saying.

Don't miss the second of our free webinars at 1pm tomorrow - Building Support for Social Homes. These sessions will be particularly useful for anyone who talks and writes about homes in Wales, like housing associations and tenants' voice organisations: bit.ly/3VzDi4r

I think one of the impacts of the 'housing ladder' idea is that we too rarely see support for homeowners through a lens of homelessness prevention. That's a mistake. Especially with rising mortgage costs and wider cost of living pressures 1/5 🧵

Another useful article from Jennie Bibbings and Senedd Research. In the next few weeks Shelter Cymru will be publishing updated figures on the number of people on social housing waiting lists in Wales - data that should be published by the government. research.senedd.wales/research-artic…

Did you know, you can use the reciteme #accessibility toolbar on our website on desktop and mobile? In the top, right corner, select "audio / visual help". Then you'll see lots of options to help make our pages more #accessible. Go on, give it a try! sheltercymru.org.uk

Today, Shelter Cymru has launched a new report updating the data on waiting lists for a social home in Wales. In news that won't surprise anyone... things are not looking great 🧵1/ sheltercymru.org.uk/policy_and_res…

Wales once again has the highest rate of increase for private rents, with average rents up 8.7% in 12-months (quite a bit higher than inflation that...). This trend isn't sustainable, and it's only a matter of time before we see it turn into dramatic increases in homelessness