7. Welsh Conservatives Debate: Housing

Part of the debate – in the Senedd on 9 January 2019.

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(Translated)

Amendment 2—Rhun ap Iorwerth

In point 1, after 'being built', insert 'in the social housing sector'.

Amendment 3—Rhun ap Iorwerth

In point 2, delete sub-point (b) and replace with:

that low wages, insecure employment and high rents present significant barriers to home ownership.

Amendment 4—Rhun ap Iorwerth

Delete points 3 and 4 and replace with:

Notes that homelessness has risen substantially, and that this has cost public services considerably more than it would have cost to prevent homelessness.

Calls on the Welsh Government to:

a) support housing associations and local authorities to increase the social housing stock through maximising their ability to access finance for this purpose, including through the use of Welsh Government borrowing powers;

b) implement the recommendations of the Crisis report, 'Everybody In: How to end homelessness in Great Britain';

c) ensure that local development plans include a requirement for investment in public services in order that new developments can become sustainable communities; and

d) ensure that local development plans include a substantially greater proportion of social housing.