Tai cymdeithasol

Rhys ab OwenAnnibynnol

27 Ionawr 2026, Cyfarfod Llawn

Cwestiynau i'r Cwnsler Cyffredinol a’r Gweinidog Cyflawni

1. Pa gyngor cyfreithiol y mae'r Cwnsler Cyffredinol wedi'i roi i Lywodraeth Cymru ynglŷn â goblygiadau achos Norton v Bwrdeistref Llundain Haringey ar gyfer y Bil Digartrefedd a Dyrannu Tai Cymdeithasol (Cymru)? OQ63721

Wedi'i dagio oherwydd: “Social Housing”Cofnod swyddogol

John GriffithsLlafur

21 Ionawr 2026, Local Government and Housing Committee

Ymchwiliad dilynol i gyflenwad tai cymdeithasol: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2

Thank you very much for that, Andrea. Thank you all very much for coming in to give evidence to committee today. You will be sent a transcript to check for factual accuracy. Thank you all very much. Diolch yn fawr.

Wedi'i dagio o deitl ei eitem neu ei gwestiwn: “social housing”Cofnod swyddogol

Andrea Williams

21 Ionawr 2026, Local Government and Housing Committee

Ymchwiliad dilynol i gyflenwad tai cymdeithasol: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2

Perhaps if I can add as well from a council perspective that it does have to be a phased, gradual change, because some of our local authority rents are much lower than others. It would be a bit of an ambitious thing to hit that target for conversions for some of those tenants. We wouldn't want to…

Wedi'i dagio o deitl ei eitem neu ei gwestiwn: “social housing”Cofnod swyddogol

Clarissa Corbisiero

21 Ionawr 2026, Local Government and Housing Committee

Ymchwiliad dilynol i gyflenwad tai cymdeithasol: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2

…to be honest, but I think the challenges around target rent bands and about different parts of the social housing sector all moving towards a consistent place is a challenge that we see in other nations in the UK as well. We're not unique here in Wales. Some of this is about how the social housing…

Wedi'i dagio oherwydd: “social housing”Cofnod swyddogol

Joel JamesCeidwadwyr

21 Ionawr 2026, Local Government and Housing Committee

Ymchwiliad dilynol i gyflenwad tai cymdeithasol: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2

From a UK perspective, I know rent convergence was withdrawn about 10 years ago, I think. Obviously, I won't say how old I was then, but could you give an idea of why was that? Was that a political decision or was there something other than that there?

Wedi'i dagio o deitl ei eitem neu ei gwestiwn: “social housing”Cofnod swyddogol

Clarissa Corbisiero

21 Ionawr 2026, Local Government and Housing Committee

Ymchwiliad dilynol i gyflenwad tai cymdeithasol: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2

…hand with that. We've made some progress on that, and we've got affordability tools and principles that housing associations and other social landlords use, but actually looking at this in the round, I think, would be a really helpful thing.

Wedi'i dagio oherwydd: “housing associations”, “social landlords”Cofnod swyddogol

Jim McKirdle

21 Ionawr 2026, Local Government and Housing Committee

Ymchwiliad dilynol i gyflenwad tai cymdeithasol: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2

We would certainly support—. We welcome the rent review and the certainty the 10-year settlement brings, but it's really important that Welsh Government follow through on their commitment to look at the area of convergence. There is a lot more that can be done to generate further income, to create…

Wedi'i dagio o deitl ei eitem neu ei gwestiwn: “social housing”Cofnod swyddogol

Joel JamesCeidwadwyr

21 Ionawr 2026, Local Government and Housing Committee

Ymchwiliad dilynol i gyflenwad tai cymdeithasol: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2

…the previous evidence in committee, and I think it's been raised in the written evidence here, about social rent convergence. I know the UK Government consulted on it, I think last year. It looks like they might bring it in into some context going forward, with the 10-year rent settlement. I just…

Wedi'i dagio oherwydd: “social rent”Cofnod swyddogol

Siân GwenllianPlaid

21 Ionawr 2026, Local Government and Housing Committee

Ymchwiliad dilynol i gyflenwad tai cymdeithasol: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2

Do we need a development corporation, so that we can ramp up this work rather than rely on land division? You all agree? The committee's recommended that as well, so, good.

Wedi'i dagio o deitl ei eitem neu ei gwestiwn: “social housing”Cofnod swyddogol

Craig Sparrow

21 Ionawr 2026, Local Government and Housing Committee

Ymchwiliad dilynol i gyflenwad tai cymdeithasol: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2

Just to add to that, if I may, some of us have acquired land from Welsh Government and local authorities recently. We're just about to finish one this year, a mixed development of 150 homes, partnering with a house builder as well. The land wasn't discounted; we were able to provide a bigger scheme…

Wedi'i dagio o deitl ei eitem neu ei gwestiwn: “social housing”Cofnod swyddogol

Neil Barber

21 Ionawr 2026, Local Government and Housing Committee

Ymchwiliad dilynol i gyflenwad tai cymdeithasol: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2

…important for lots of public bodies, but in many areas local authorities are struggling to spend their social housing grant. So, if social housing grant could be developed to bring those sites forward, then, actually, in most instances, there doesn't need to be a discount in terms of the land value.

Wedi'i dagio oherwydd: “social housing”Cofnod swyddogol

Clarissa Corbisiero

21 Ionawr 2026, Local Government and Housing Committee

Ymchwiliad dilynol i gyflenwad tai cymdeithasol: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2

I completely agree, and I think this is about building a resilient, ambitious pipeline for the future. Let's not forget that we've got 11,000 people in temporary accommodation. Those figures are stubborn. They don't move much; they haven't moved much for years. Actually, what we really need to do is…

Wedi'i dagio o deitl ei eitem neu ei gwestiwn: “social housing”Cofnod swyddogol