CHC is recruiting for two new posts to support its Building Enterprise project. You can find further information on the links below: ...Read More..
Welsh Government have this week announced £76.5m worth of capital investment across Wales, with £30m extra for housing. £10m will be invested in the ''Houses into Homes'' empty homes initiative, with a further £20m for social housing grant, which will be targetted at building smaller properties, to provide housing for indivi ...Read More..
Press release from Welsh Government: A £400m funding boost to increase the supply of housing in Wales will help realise the Welsh Government’s ambitious plans to deliver 7,500 new affordable homes by 2016, Finance Minister Jane Hutt announced today (Friday 3 May). Despite UK Government budget cuts, since 2011 the Welsh Government has ta ...Read More..
The need for good housing should not be forgotten in the debate about accident and emergency delays and delayed discharge from hospital, warns Care & Repair Cymru, the older people’s housing champion. It follows the recent announcement by Health Minister, Mark Drakeford, of measures to reduce waiting times for emergency treatment by tackl ...Read More..
The Deputy Minister for Social Services in Wales, Gwenda Thomas recently announced her Well-being statement for people who need care and support and carers who need support. This has been announced to tie in with the publication of the Welsh Government’s Strategy for improvement and draft three year plan for social services in addition to a r ...Read More..
NPT Homes’ Youth Committee celebrated their 1 st birthday just over two weeks ago and to celebrate the group held a small party to revisit all the work and achievements they have made. The Youth Committee was formed in April 2012 and since then they have been recognised under the Costain Campaigning and Fundraising Award at the Neath Port Tal ...Read More..
Housing and Regeneration Minister Carl Sargeant AM, visited a new housing development in Treuddyn recently to see first-hand the difference that Welsh Government Social Housing Grant has made to the lives of local people. The Pennaf Housing Group, which includes Clwyd Alyn Housing Association, has developed 18 homes on the site, working n par ...Read More..
A South Wales housing project has been named as one of the top 50 UK Affordable Housing Developments of 2013. Gwalia’s Golwg y Dre development in Neath was pitted against 6,000 other UK based housing projects. It is the only Welsh project to be recognised by Inside Housing, the UK’s leading magazine for the social housing sector. ...Read More..
NPT Homes Youth Committee member Daniel Jones has been crowned Young Tenant of the Year at the TPAS Cymru Participation Awards, after being nominated by NPT Homes’ Tenant Empowerment Team. Sandfields based Daniel has been part of the Youth Committee since it was formed in early 2012 and has been passionate about developing the group and up-sk ...Read More..
Newydd Housing Association, with more than 2,600 homes across Mid and South Wales, has won a national award recognising its excellence as a landlord. Newydd, based in Tongwynlais near Cardiff, was awarded the Roy Parry Landlord Excellence category at the annual TPAS Cymru Participation Awards held at the All Nations Centre in Cardiff on 8 th May 20 ...Read More..