Tai Pawb stands resolutely with its Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority colleagues
Tai Pawb stands resolutely with our Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority colleagues across the sector – be they members, stakeholders or tenants. We are aware that there are Minority Ethnic individuals who are feeling anxious as a result of racist incidents that have taken place across the UK. Wales is a Nation of […]
Knowing me, knowing you: there’s a lot we can do… on equality data
Alicja writes a piece for WHQ on the importance of equality data analysis, and how it should form a key part of assurance and service improvement for housing organisations (original article published in Welsh Housing Quarterly Issue 134: Summer 2024)Â Next year will mark 20 years of Tai Pawb, 12 years since I joined this […]
Gwent BOOST launch – progress, learning, and collaboration
Guest blog by Holly Taylor-Dunn – Senior Evaluation Lead for the Gwent BOOST project, following their launch (To find out more about our Champions Network project under the Gwent BOOST Umbrella, visit our PRS page). As I reflect on the experience of speaking at the Gwent BOOST launch, I feel compelled to share some insights […]
Tai Pawb Pilots 4 Day Working Week
We’re piloting the four-day week from 1 April 2024! Tai Pawb will be embarking on a 12-month pilot of the four-day week (4DW), effective from 1 April 2024. We are looking forward to sharing our learning with members and stakeholders throughout the year. Global trials and the successful implementation of a 4DW by hundreds of organisations has […]
Can net zero housing agenda in Wales tackle housing inequality?
Can net zero housing agenda in Wales tackle housing inequality? Dr Vickie Cooper The Open University in Wales has partnered with Tai Pawb on a research project which seeks to explore the relationship between social equality, decarbonisation, alleviation of fuel poverty, and climate change. It will focus on how people living in social and […]
Equitable climate Crisis Response Workshop
Last week we held an Equitable climate Crisis Response Workshop with The Open University. This was the beginning of our research project together into the equitable response to climate change in housing in Wales. Rob explains more: “Here at Tai Pawb we focus on promoting equality in housing in Wales and tackling housing discrimination. The Housing […]
Report: the housing experiences in Wales of people from ethnic minority communities
Today, alongside our partners at EYST, we publish a full report on the housing experiences in Wales of people from ethnic minority communities. Underpinned by lived experience – and working in-line with commitments in the Anti-Racist Wales Action Plan – it contains the views and of more than 100 cross-tenure tenants, following digital surveys and […]
All Roads Lead to Adequate Housing
As January and the White Paper consultation on Ending Homelessness draws to a close, we hear from Back the Bill coalition leaders on why, if we want to get serious about the housing emergency, all roads lead to the right to adequate housing. Will 2024 finally be the year Wales starts to get its […]
Considering equalities in retrofit
It’s fair to say it has been a long time in the making – but the new iteration of the Welsh Housing Quality Standards (WHQS) is upon us. But, first, to be able look forward with confidence, it is often useful to look back at what has been achieved. Some 99 per cent of social […]
Working towards ending homelessness in Wales – thoughts on the White Paper proposals
On World Homelessness Day earlier this week, the Minister for Climate Change and Housing, Julie James, launched a new White Paper on Homelessness reform. David Rowlands, Policy Manager, reflects on the potential changes. Â While homelessness can happen to anyone, we all know it affects some communities and groups of people more than others. An […]