Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru

We have published our initial response to @WelshGovernment draft budget for 2025/26.   We welcome the increased level of investment in SHG but is the 20,000 target is still at risk. Click here to read ➡️ https://bit.ly/41t9s5p

🚨Have you received a message from us to renew your membership? 🚨 The quickest way to renew is online via MyCIH or go to www.cih.org/renew We can't wait to welcome you for another fantastic year ✨ #ProudToBeProfessional #UKHousing

LAST CHANCE TO BOOK - FREE & EXCLUSIVE TO CIH MEMBERS! WHQS 2023 is now live. What have you and your organisation been doing in terms of implementation, and is it working? WHQS 2023 has placed another raft of standards on social landlords to meet. So, what have you and your organisation been doing in terms of getting to grips with implementation to ensure that you meet all of the deadlines set out in the new standard? Are there some areas where you are struggling? Could you learn from others? This webinar aims to bring together housing professionals from organisations across Wales, together with Welsh Government officials, to learn some early practice lessons from implementation. Book your free member place at: https://lnkd.in/eNhCZdhT

LAST CHANCE TO BOOK - FREE & EXCLUSIVE TO CIH MEMBERS! WHQS 2023 is now live. What have you and your organisation been doing in terms of implementation, and is it working? WHQS 2023 has placed another raft of standards on social landlords to meet. So, what have you and your organisation been doing in terms of getting to grips with implementation to ensure that you meet all of the deadlines set out in the new standard? Are there some areas where you are struggling? Could you learn from others? This webinar aims to bring together housing professionals from organisations across Wales, together with Welsh Government officials, to learn some early practice lessons from implementation. Book your free member place at: https://lnkd.in/eNhCZdhT

WHQS 2023 is now live. What have you and your organisation been doing in terms of implementation, and is it working? WHQS 2023 has placed another raft of standards on social landlords to meet. So, what have you and your organisation been doing in terms of getting to grips with implementation to ensure that you meet all of the deadlines set out in the new standard? Are there some areas where you are struggling? Could you learn from others? This webinar aims to bring together housing professionals from organisations across Wales, together with Welsh Government officials, to learn some early practice lessons from implementation. Book your free member place at: https://lnkd.in/eNhCZdhT

As the membership body representing around 1,000 members in Wales, CIH Cymru places great emphasis on reflecting the lived experience of frontline housing professionals to key decision-makers, which is why we regularly undertake snapshot surveys.   This survey, the biggest we've carried out since the pandemic, provides valuable insight into the impact of funding and policy decisions on the ability of our members to deliver on our shared ambitions with Welsh Government.   It is clear from the survey responses that housing professionals, from across Wales, reflect recent concerns raised by the Auditor General around the additional investment needed to reach our shared goal in terms of increasing the supply of affordable housing, the key driver in our view in terms of ending our structural housing emergency.   ➡ 71 per cent of all respondents say they are not confident or unsure that the Welsh Government’s 20,000 new low-carbon homes at social rent target will be met. ➡ 65 per cent of respondents from a housing association are not confident or unsure the target will be met.   ➡ 82 per cent of respondents from a local authority are not confident or unsure the target will be met.    A lack of funding, coupled with increased Welsh Government expectations of the housing sector around supply, decarbonisation and new homelessness legislation were the main reasons cited for increasing pressures on housing teams, through increased workloads and reducing workforce resources, with some respondents stating that services are now at “breaking point”. Read the full survey results here - https://shorturl.at/h9DsN But here are some thoughts from our CIH Cymru Director in the Western Mail about how Welsh Government should respond ⬇ ⬇ ⬇

Politicians from all sides tell us that a safe, affordable and sustainable place to call home is a basic human right......except it's not! But it can be done! It's been done in other countries, and today #BacktheBill coalition partners @CIHCymru @TaiPawb @ShelterCymru set out a route map to incorporation of a right to adequate housing into Welsh law. Let's not say it is too difficult! Let's not say there's not enough money! Let's all say we agree that a safe, affordable and sustainable place to call home is a basic right for everyone, and that our collective journey starts with the legislation to incorporate that right into law! Find out how to join us on the journey along our route map by clicking on the link below. https://lnkd.in/ePrMUrce