Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:04 pm on 15 November 2022.
Thank you very much. As you know, almost 90,000 households in Wales are on the waiting list for social housing at the moment. This has increased from 65,000 homes in 2018, and charities expect that number to increase further. And trends across Mid and West Wales are very concerning indeed, with the number of households on waiting lists in 2022 up by almost 50 per cent in Pembrokeshire and over 100 per cent in Powys, as compared to the figures of four years ago. However, I'm pleased to say that Carmarthenshire, under the leadership of Plaid Cymru, has shown a different pattern, with a reduction of some 12 per cent in the number of households waiting for social housing at the moment. What assessment has the Welsh Government made, therefore, of how Carmarthenshire County Council has succeeded in delivering this? Will the First Minister commit to looking into what lessons can be learned from the good practice in Carmarthenshire in other local authority areas in Wales?