We have developed a specific housing referral pathway to assist ex-service personnel and their families in transitioning back to civilian life. We remain committed to ensuring veterans have access to services that meet their needs, and are not disadvantaged as a result of their service.

Registered social landlords make a positive contribution to the communities where they work including providing homes, employment and training opportunities. I will be meeting Community Housing Cymru, who represent registered social landlords, and will engage with RSL chief executives across Wales, to discuss the work they do with communities.

As I set out in my recent oral statement, rough sleeping remains at a persistent and unacceptable level in Wales. We remain committed to tackling the issue, and early indications from policy initiatives such as Housing First show signs of success with some of our most complex rough sleepers.  

Our aim is to support people to live independently in their own home, regardless of whether they are disabled or have a reduced mobility. We are taking action across a broad front in support of this aim.

The latest figures show that as at 31 March 2017 there were just over 1,300 empty social sector homes and around 25,200 private sector properties that had been vacant for six months or more across Wales.