Part of the debate – in the Senedd on 12 October 2022.
Motion NDM8091 Siân Gwenllian
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes that rising rents are adding to pressures on households across Wales as the cost-of-living crisis escalates further.
2. Notes that Wales’s average rental values have increased to £926 per month in June 2022, up by 15.1 per cent compared to June 2021.
3. Notes the increased numbers on social housing waiting lists, and the lack of social housing stock.
4. Notes that in the event of an eviction there is a lack of appropriate housing provision and people face homelessness.
5. Believes that tenants must be protected as a matter of urgency this winter.
6. Calls on the Welsh Government to implement emergency measures to:
a) freeze rents in the private rental sector;
b) place a moratorium on evictions.