Following the Prime Minister’s announcement of an additional £432 million to support efforts to end rough sleeping in England, Cymorth has urged the Welsh Government to use the funding consequential to increase the Housing Support Grant and Homelessness Prevention Grant in Wales.
Cymorth Director, Katie Dalton, appeared on BBC Radio Wales Breakfast on 26th October to highlight what this announcement means for Wales, urge the Prime Minister to increase Local Housing Allowance rates, and encourage the Welsh Government to increase homelessness and housing support funding. You can listen to the interview here.
On 3rd November, Cymorth and CHC wrote to the Welsh Government’s Cabinet Minister for Finance, urging her to use the funding consequential from the Prime Minister’s rough sleeping announement to increase the Housing Support Grant and Homelessness Prevention Grant. You can read the letter here.