{"id":18449,"date":"2023-10-13T14:59:14","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T13:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taipawb.org\/?post_type=blog&p=18449"},"modified":"2023-10-13T14:59:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T13:59:14","slug":"working-towards-ending-homelessness-in-wales-thoughts-on-the-white-paper-proposals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taipawb.org\/cy\/news\/2023\/working-towards-ending-homelessness-in-wales-thoughts-on-the-white-paper-proposals\/","title":{"rendered":"Working towards ending homelessness in Wales – thoughts on the White Paper proposals"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"On World Homelessness Day earlier this week, the Minister for Climate Change and Housing, Julie James, launched a new White Paper on Homelessness reform. David Rowlands, Policy Manager, reflects on the potential changes. <\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While homelessness can happen to anyone, we all know it affects some communities and groups of people more than others. An evaluation by Crisis of its <\/span>Sky Light project<\/a><\/strong><\/em> showed 39% of people they supported were disabled while research undertaken by <\/span>The Refugee Council<\/a><\/em><\/strong> found that, of 54 refugees interviewed, none had found somewhere to live by the time they had left Home Office accommodation. Meanwhile, as many as <\/span>1 in 4 young people<\/a><\/em><\/strong> who are homeless identify as LGBTQ+. If we are to end homelessness, these stats present a challenge for the Welsh Government. It is essential that policy and legislation meets the needs of all of Wales\u2019 diverse communities; a central finding of <\/span>research Tai Pawb<\/a><\/em><\/strong> undertook to inform this White Paper.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So, what is the White Paper proposing? Well, the Welsh Government has certainly made some bold proposals which will grab headlines and, if\/when implemented, fundamentally alter homelessness law and provision, including:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n