Coastal’s Gender Pay Journey
Written by Debbie Green, Chief Executive – Coastal Housing Coastal Housing Group is a housing association based in Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend and Carmarthen. With 257 staff in March 2018 we were just big enough to be covered by the gender pay reporting requirements, but as an organisation that is a Living Wage Foundation […]
GDPR, Equality Data and Housing: A Quick Guide
It’s been difficult lately to attend a meeting or event and not hear those four little letters – G D P R at some point during the day. As our members work out what the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) means for them across a range of their functions, some have started asking us how […]
Housing and support organisations join forces and call on AMs to back funding solution
Ten national housing and support organisations have joined forces to propose a funding solution which aims to safeguard homelessness and housing-related support services for over 60,000 of the most vulnerable people in Wales. The Housing Matters report outlines the case for a new Homelessness and Housing-Related Support Grant, which has been backed by Cymorth Cymru, […]
Tai Pawb welcomes the findings of EHRC Inquiry
There is a chronic shortage of accessible and adaptable housing available for disabled and older people, and urgent action is needed to address this shortage. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) report highlights the lack of strategic planning and delivery of accessible homes locally, regionally and nationally. 26% of people in Wales are disabled and […]
Ymateb ar y cyd i Adroddiad Swyddfa Archwilio Cymru ar Addasiadau Tai
Cred Tai Pawb ac Anabledd Cymru ei bod yn hanfodol gweinyddu gwasanaethau addasu tai yn effeithiol wrth helpu pobl hŷn a phobl anabl yng Nghymru i fyw’n annibynnol ac i sicrhau eu llesiant. Rhaid darparu gwasanaethau addasu mewn dull cyson sy’n bodloni anghenion presennol ac anghenion yn y dyfodol. Rhaid i graffu ar y gwasanaethau […]
Joint response to Wales Audit Office Report on Housing Adaptations
Tai Pawb and Disability Wales both believe that effective administration of housing adaptation services is an essential requirement in supporting independent living and wellbeing for older and disabled people in Wales. Adaptation services must be delivered in a consistent manner that meets both current and future needs. Scrutiny of these services must provide an accurate […]
Cadeirydd newydd Rhwydwaith Cydraddoldeb Tai Cymru
Mae Tai Pawb yn falch o gyhoeddi bod Amanda Attfield wedi ymgymryd â rôl Cadeirydd Rhwydwaith Cydraddoldeb Tai Cymru. Ymunodd Amanda â’r Sector Tai yng Nghymru yn 2014, ar ôl bod yn gweithio mewn llywodraeth leol, yn y sectorau preifat, gwirfoddol ac annibynnol. Mae hi hefyd yn Gymrawd o Sefydliad Siartredig Personél a Datblygu. Dywedodd […]
New chair of the WHENetwork
Tai Pawb is delighted to announce that Amanda Attfield has taken on the role of Chair of the Welsh Housing Equality Network (WHEN). Amanda joined the Housing Sector in Wales in 2014, after working in local government, the private, voluntary, and independent sectors. She is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and […]
Migrants, Refugees and Community Relations: latest event resources
There are many challenges and uncertainties ahead following the recent referendum vote. Community cohesion through such times is paramount as feelings run high and the latest statistics already show that hate crime has increased since the vote took place. Our recent event looked at good practice for dealing with issues such as the resettlement of […]
Mewnfudwyr, Ffoaduriaid a Chysylltiadau Cymunedol: adnoddau’r digwyddiad diweddaraf
Mae llawer o heriau a chryn ansicrwydd o’n blaen yn dilyn y refferendwm diweddar. Er hynny, mae cydlyniant cymunedol yn holl bwysig ar adegau fel hyn wrth i deimladau cryf ddod i’r wyneb ac mae’r ystadegau diweddaraf yn dangos bod troseddau casineb wedi cynyddu ers y bleidlais. Roedd ein digwyddiad diweddar yn edrych ar arferion […]