Welsh sector steps up election campaign

The campaign aims to highlight housing as a key political issue ahead of May’s Welsh Assembly elections.

The elections are set to be tightly fought, with Labour currently holding a bare majority in the Senedd, but likely to require a coalition partner following the vote.

The campaign calls on the next Welsh Government to publish a plan for housing as part of the new Programme for Government that sets out how they will end the housing crisis in Wales.

Stuart Ropke, chief executive of Community Housing Cymru (CHC) and Homes for Wales member, said: “The housing crisis is not just about houses – it’s about homes, it’s about people, it’s about communities.

“A home is one of the most basic but most vital building blocks of life and there simply aren’t enough affordable homes in Wales for those that need them.”

It follows the Homes for Britain national campaign in the build-up to the general election.

The Homes for Wales campaign is led by a coalition of eight cross-tenure organisations – CHC, Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru, Welsh Tenants, Home Builders Federation, Residential Landlords Association, Royal Town Planning Institute, Care & Repair Cymru and Shelter Cymru.