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Last week’s Spring statement by Rishi Sunak was perhaps the most eagerly anticipated in years. While attention has focused on Ukraine in the last month, a cost-of-living crisis is worsening in Wales and across the UK. Inflation is predicted to peak at 8.7% later this year; average energy bills increasing by £693 per household in … Continued
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As Welsh Government seeks views on the commencement of a socio-economic duty for Wales, Tai Pawb set about exploring the vision behind it and its implications for the housing sector in its latest seminar. It was all the more relevant that it fell on equal pay day – the link between equal pay and socio-economic … Continued
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Tai Pawb, together with its partners CIH Cymru, Shelter Cymru and Dr Simon Hoffman (Swansea University) has welcomed a government commitment to partly introduce ‘right to adequate housing’ into Welsh law. Yesterday (November 19), Minister for Housing and Local Government, Julie James, confirmed to Assembly Members that the right to adequate housing will feature as … Continued
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What’s a Biochemistry Undergrad Doing in Tai Pawb This Summer? Hello, my name is Tracey. In my term-time life, I’m a Biochemistry undergrad at the University of Liverpool. So why on earth am I doing a summer placement at Tai Pawb, a membership organisation that promotes equality and diversity in the housing sector? Getting good … Continued
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The Minister for Housing and Local Government, Julie James AM, has responded formally to the recommendations of the Independent Review of Affordable Housing Supply. Reacting to the Minister’s response, Tai Pawb’s director, Alicja Zalesinska, said: “Tai Pawb is broadly pleased that the Minister has set out an ambitious programme for affordable housing in accepting all-but-one … Continued
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Written by Debbie Green, Chief Executive – Coastal Housing Coastal Housing Group is a housing association based in Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend and Carmarthen. With 257 staff in March 2018 we were just big enough to be covered by the gender pay reporting requirements, but as an organisation that is a Living Wage Foundation … Continued
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It’s been difficult lately to attend a meeting or event and not hear those four little letters – G D P R at some point during the day. As our members work out what the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) means for them across a range of their functions, some have started asking us how … Continued
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Ten national housing and support organisations have joined forces to propose a funding solution which aims to safeguard homelessness and housing-related support services for over 60,000 of the most vulnerable people in Wales. The Housing Matters report outlines the case for a new Homelessness and Housing-Related Support Grant, which has been backed by Cymorth Cymru, … Continued
