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Statement on behalf of TPAS Cymru/Tai Pawb Tenant Disability Network: Disability Rights Action Plan This International Day of Persons with Disabolities, we share the sentiments of the statement issued by Disability Wales in October and echo the call it makes for Welsh Government to publish its draft Disability Rights Action Plan. Some significant time … Continued
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The new proactive requirement for employers to take reasonable measures to prevent workplace sexual harassment will take effect on 26 October 2024. Whilst majority of our members will be aware of the forthcoming changes, below is a quick recap of background and what they need to consider.
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Today is Equal Pay Day. Set up in 1996 as a public awareness campaign, it aimed to highlight that women’s salaries in the US averaged just 73.8% of men’s at that time. This was even more pronounced for Black women. So, what is Equal Pay? By law, people must get equal pay for doing … Continued
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After nearly a week since the General Election, the dust has settled on a Labour majority at Westminster. A campaign focused on ‘change’ – but when so much of policy, including housing, is devolved, the key question is: what happens next for Wales? It’s been 14 years since we’ve had a Labour Government at Westminster … Continued
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We’re kickstarting the next phase of our campaign for the right to a good home in Wales. So, today, alongside partners CIH Cymru and Shelter Cymru, we launch our Road Map! Our Road Map to the right to adequate housing will show the difference it could make in Wales. Rather than presenting this as having … Continued
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Tai Pawb welcome the proposals and support the ambition in the Welsh Government White Paper to end homelessness in Wales. We were proud that our research which captured experiences of homelessness of people with protected characteristics was featured so heavily in the White Paper, influencing some of the recommendations. To be successful, it’s essential that … Continued
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Today, we have published the results of the social housing sector baseline survey which aimed to gather data in areas including staff diversity, the development of organisational anti-racism plans and take-up of training. In June 2022 Welsh Government published its Anti-racist Wales Action Plan (ARWAP), setting out the actions it will take to make … Continued
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In the revised Welsh Housing Quality Standards (WHQS) – due to be launched by the end of October – the framework outlines that “at change of tenancy, all habitable rooms… located within the home should have suitable floor coverings”. Under the existing framework – which has been in place since 2002 – there has been … Continued
