{"id":56253,"date":"2021-11-30T17:33:47","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T17:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=56253"},"modified":"2021-11-30T17:33:57","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T17:33:57","slug":"landlords-cautiously-welcome-governments-homeless-action-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2021\/11\/30\/landlords-cautiously-welcome-governments-homeless-action-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Landlords &#8216;cautiously welcome&#8217; government&#8217;s homeless action plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Minister for Climate Change Julie James announced the plans in The Senedd today.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Ad<\/strong><\/em><strong><em>ditional Reporting by Eliot Raman Jones<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LANDLORDS have &#8220;cautiously&#8221; welcomed the government&#8217;s homeless action plan, but have called for more detail on how the new private leasing scheme will be enacted.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new scheme will encouraged private property owners to lease properties to local authorities, who will then use them as affordable housing for people who are either homeless or at risk of homelessness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Landlords will be provided with a rent guarantee in return for the \u2018long-term\u2019 leases, as well as additional funding to improve the conditions of their properties. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Announcing the plans in the Senedd today, Minister for Climate Change Julie James told property owners they will need show \u201curgency\u201d in the fight to end homelessness in Wales. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris Norris, Policy Director for the National Residential Landlords Association, said: \u201cWe cautiously welcome the announcement of funding for greater use of private rented property to help end homelessness in Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe NRLA is yet to see much of the detail of how the action plan will be enacted, however we are pleased this initiative recognises the positive role played by private landlords in providing good quality homes for those in the greatest need.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the progress made during the pandemic on combatting homelessness in Wales,<a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2021\/11\/09\/gloves-on-in-the-fight-against-homelessness\/#:~:text=THE%20Fighting%20Homelessness%20project%20is%20offering%20boxing%20and,Gym%2C%20Shaw%20Close%2C%20and%20The%20Hangar%2C%20Penarth%20Road.\"> the issue remains prominent<\/a>, with 6,900 adults and children currently living in temporary accommodation in Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Cardiff has especially struggled with the issue. Last year, 2,226 households in the city were classified as legally homeless, the highest number in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI expect landlords, housing development teams and planners to show urgency in how we end homelessness in Wales,\u201d said Minister for Climate Change Julie James. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Welsh Government Private Rented Sector leasing scheme will strengthen links between local authorities and private sector landlords and provide pathways for homeless households into housing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;We want a Wales where everyone has a safe and suitable home that supports them to lead a healthy and prosperous life \u2013 homelessness should not be tolerated.\u201d The Minister for Climate Change launches a new plan to end homelessness in Wales. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kbREZ9pcrk\">pic.twitter.com\/kbREZ9pcrk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Welsh Government Communities (@WG_Communities) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WG_Communities\/status\/1465598996563509248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Shadow Minister for Climate Change Jennifer Finch-Saunders attacked the government\u2019s handling of the issue, claiming that the \u201cdeepening homelessness crisis in Wales is devastating and isolating for far too many in our society.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe know that approximately 67,000 people in Wales languish on social housing waiting lists for 18 months. Meanwhile, adequate housing has been increasingly replaced by temporary stays, placing vulnerable residents in hotel rooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe situation is wholly unsuitable for people made homeless and unsustainable for the public purse.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Ms. Finch-Saunders also criticised the private sector leasing scheme. 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