Human Rights Day Statement from #BackTheBill Partners
This World Human Rights Day marks the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, underpinning progress and international law. More than seven decades on, Back the Bill partners Tai Pawb, CIH Cymru and Shelter Cymru are putting human rights front and centre of the mission to help tackle the housing crisis in Wales. […]
Statement on behalf of ‘Back the Bill’ partners following submission of consultation response to ‘Securing a path towards a right to adequate housing’Â
Statement on behalf of ‘Back the Bill’ partners following submission of consultation response to ‘Securing a path towards a right to adequate housing’ September 2023 Back the Bill partners welcome the opportunity of having submitted a response to the Welsh Government’s recent Green Paper and call for evidence.  While disappointed with the framing of the […]
Inclusive Language Creates Inclusive Workplaces
Inclusive Language Creates Inclusive Workplaces Language is one of the most powerful tools we possess. It’s integral to our everyday life and is essential if everyone is to feel welcome, understood and have a sense of belonging. Engagement with our members tells us that a large number of colleagues are sometimes unsure if they […]
The growing cost of living crisis: what it means and what we’re doing
Last week’s Spring statement by Rishi Sunak was perhaps the most eagerly anticipated in years. While attention has focused on Ukraine in the last month, a cost-of-living crisis is worsening in Wales and across the UK. Inflation is predicted to peak at 8.7% later this year; average energy bills increasing by £693 per household in […]
Pronouns in the workplace: Do they make a difference?
I was recently asked by Newydd Housing Group whether Tai Pawb could deliver an inhouse session on using pronouns in the workplace and of course I said we absolutely could. We will always do our best to ensure our facilitators have lived experience, so I reached out to our friends at Trans Aid Cymru and […]
Housing Refugees in Newport – bridging the gap
Written by Mark Seymour, Project Manager at The Gap Wales The Gap Wales is a small community-based charity supporting refugees and asylum seekers in Newport. Founded in 2008, it runs a project called The Sanctuary, which provides holistic support to refugees and asylum seekers in Newport and works closely in partnership with other local refugee […]
Refugee Week 2021: Reflecting on the past and regrouping for the future
As Refugee Week draws to a close, our Funding and Partnerships Manager, Rob Milligan, reflects on the changing landscape of housing support for Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Wales
Welsh housing organisations welcome committee’s call to recognise ‘due regard’ in legislation
The National Assembly for Wales’ Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee has called on the Welsh Government to incorporate the Right to Adequate Housing into Welsh law.
Right to housing to feature as ‘due regard’ duty in new bill
Tai Pawb, together with its partners CIH Cymru, Shelter Cymru and Dr Simon Hoffman (Swansea University) has welcomed a government commitment to partly introduce ‘right to adequate housing’ into Welsh law. Yesterday (November 19), Minister for Housing and Local Government, Julie James, confirmed to Assembly Members that the right to adequate housing will feature as […]
Tai Pawb reacts to Minister’s response on Affordable Housing Review
The Minister for Housing and Local Government, Julie James AM, has responded formally to the recommendations of the Independent Review of Affordable Housing Supply. Reacting to the Minister’s response, Tai Pawb’s director, Alicja Zalesinska, said: “Tai Pawb is broadly pleased that the Minister has set out an ambitious programme for affordable housing in accepting all-but-one […]