Homelessness

Jayne BryantLabour

10 October 2024, Local Government and Housing Committee

Ministerial scrutiny session—Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government

…that prevention remains the real focus and the priority to reduce the flow of people going into temporary accommodation. In terms of the housing support grant, you’ll be aware that the housing support grant budget was increased by £13 million, or 7.8 per cent, in this year’s budget. So, the total…

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John GriffithsLabour

10 October 2024, Local Government and Housing Committee

Ministerial scrutiny session—Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government

…Perhaps I might just begin, then, with some initial questions. Firstly, Cabinet Secretary, regarding homelessness and the upcoming ending homelessness Bill, could you tell the committee whether that Bill will be significantly different from the White Paper or not, following the engagement with…

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Jane HuttLabour

8 October 2024, Plenary

Business Statement and Announcement

…the Cabinet Secretary will, I'm sure, be acknowledging that in terms of the way we're responding with homelessness and the White Papers that are due shortly.

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Darren MillarConservative

8 October 2024, Plenary

Business Statement and Announcement

…crack down on. Secondly, can I call for a statement from the Cabinet Secretary with responsibility for homelessness in relation to the problems that we're seeing with homelessness amongst the veteran community across Wales? I was in touch with a homelessness support organisation in north Wales, and…

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Dave Jolly

3 October 2024, Local Government and Housing Committee

The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up —Evidence session 2

…need and support them. And if that family then said, 'Do you know what? I'm now going to present as homeless in Flintshire', which they do do, then we would have a GRT family presenting at the front door wanting additional support and services, having had the problem pushed on to us. And…

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Louisa Devonish

3 October 2024, Local Government and Housing Committee

The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up—Evidence session 1

…And, quite often, the only way to get a pitch when it comes up is if you're going through the homelessness system. So, it means that people, who may have waited it out on the waiting list and doubled up on pitches, will put themselves through the homeless process so that they ensure that pitch. They…

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Altaf HussainConservative

2 October 2024, Plenary

Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government

Thanks, John, for raising this important issue. Cabinet Secretary, sadly, we have seen a 65 per cent increase in the number of rough-sleepers over the past 12 months. In towns across my region, and indeed, Wales-wide, people are forced to sleep in tents on any scrap of available land. In Porthcawl…

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Jayne BryantLabour

2 October 2024, Plenary

Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government

…do such great work, can plan effectively to ensure people leaving the secure estate are not at risk of homelessness, so trying to do that at an early stage. I know that the Welsh Local Government Association is reporting that the first tranche of releases under the UK Government scheme on 10…

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John GriffithsLabour

2 October 2024, Plenary

Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government

Thank you for that, Cabinet Secretary. One significant aspect of homelessness concerns prisoners released from custody. Thirteen per cent of prisoners in England and Wales are released without a home to go to, and the Chief Inspector of Probation says homelessness is the biggest driving factor in…

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Jayne BryantLabour

2 October 2024, Plenary

Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government

Diolch, John. Rough-sleeping is a complex issue, and we continue to work with local authorities to provide supportive assertive outreach to not only assist people off the streets into accommodation, but to ensure they have the support to help them sustain accommodation.

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John GriffithsLabour

2 October 2024, Plenary

Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government

4. How is the Welsh Government working with local authorities to tackle rough-sleeping? OQ61611

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Sam RowlandsConservative

2 October 2024, Plenary

Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government

…houses to be built, and for more houses to be built to support those people who are currently either homeless, living in bed and breakfast or desperately in need of a home of their own. Do you think you've got the balance right at the moment in terms of doing our bit to tackle climate change and…

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Jayne BryantLabour

2 October 2024, Plenary

Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government

Diolch, Siân. You touched on some of the issues around people. As I said again yesterday, the numbers that we know in temporary accommodation, or people who are homeless, we hear the numbers and the figures, but it’s individuals behind this, and the stress that people are under as well cannot be…

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