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Introducing a right to adequate housing would generate significant savings for the public purse. <\/b><\/p>\nIntroducing a right to adequate housing would generate significant savings for the public purse. <\/b><\/p>\n
That\u2019s the headline finding from the Back the Bill campaign as it publishes the second phase of research<\/a> into the social and economic impacts of a right to adequate housing in Wales.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Commissioned by the <\/span>Back the Bill<\/span><\/a> partners (Tai Pawb, Shelter Cymru and CIH Cymru), the independent analysis \u2013 undertaken by Alma Economics – <\/span>identifies benefits to the public purse worth \u00a311.5bn against overall costs of \u00a35bn over a 30-year period<\/span><\/b>. It is projected that those benefits could start to outweigh costs after just six years.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n For every \u00a31 spent on the right to adequate housing, the paper highlights \u00a32.30 in benefits<\/span><\/b>. It will:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n On health and well-being, for example, the report projects that the improved quality and suitability of homes would lead to less hospital admissions; equally, with a gradual increase in the number of suitable homes available, there would be less reliance on council and other homelessness support services, resulting in further savings to the public purse.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The \u2018Back the Bill\u2019 campaign is calling for the right to adequate housing to be introduced progressively, starting with a \u2018Right to Housing Act\u2019 and ensuring that appropriate levels of funding are allocated over time.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In their report, Alma Economics further highlight ways in which the proposed legislation would support important priorities for the Welsh Government and the people of Wales, such as decarbonising the housing stock across Wales by 2050 and providing homes suitable for an ageing population. Additionally, a right to adequate housing would drive action to tackle inequalities by reducing overcrowding and better supporting disabled people to access homes that meet their needs.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The research is timely and will support the work on a government White Paper on proposals for a right to adequate housing, the commitment for which is included in the Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru\u2019s <\/span>co-operation agreement.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Commenting jointly on its publication, Alicja Zalesinska (CEO \u2013 Tai Pawb), Ruth Power (CEO \u2013 Shelter Cymru) and Matt Dicks (Director \u2013 CIH Cymru) said:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201c<\/span><\/i>We welcome today\u2019s research findings which are the clearest indication yet of the myriad benefits of introducing a right to adequate housing in Wales. <\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em>\u201cThe report identifies a synergy between the right to adequate housing and existing housing policy commitments, such as decarbonisation, ending homelessness and support for an ageing population. There are significant pressures facing many households who are homeless or in poor quality or unaffordable homes as we approach the winter; we firmly believe that a right to adequate housing will, over time, help create a Wales where people can rely upon having a good home that they can afford, and which meets their basic needs. <\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em>That the benefits could outweigh the cost within six years of the introduction of a right to adequate housing demonstrates that the lack of good homes has a significant impact across many areas of public spending. The question is now \u2018Why wouldn\u2019t we introduce a right to adequate housing in Wales?\u2019. <\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em>Wales can lead the way in its approach to housing as a human right \u2013 and so we look forward to working with Welsh Government and partners to help shape the forthcoming White Paper proposals on a right to adequate housing. <\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em>Over time, everyone in Wales can have a good home. The independent research published today shows this doesn\u2019t just make moral sense, it makes sense for the public purse too\u201d. <\/em> <\/i><\/p>\n Introducing a right to adequate housing would generate significant savings for the public purse. That\u2019s the headline finding from the Back the Bill campaign as it publishes the second phase of research into the social and economic impacts of a right to adequate housing in Wales.\u00a0\u00a0 Commissioned by the Back the Bill partners (Tai Pawb, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"temporary-categorisation-from-im":[114],"class_list":["post-15670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","temporary-categorisation-from-im-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taipawb.org\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taipawb.org\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taipawb.org\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taipawb.org\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taipawb.org\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.taipawb.org\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15670\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taipawb.org\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taipawb.org\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taipawb.org\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15670"},{"taxonomy":"temporary-categorisation-from-im","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taipawb.org\/cy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/temporary-categorisation-from-im?post=15670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
Read the report\u00a0<\/span>here<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n
Darllenwch yr adroddiad<\/span> yma.<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"