Housing Matters - Welsh budget 2022-23

Cymorth Cymru and Community Housing Cymru's latest Housing Matters campaign calls on the Welsh Government to publish a budget that supports our shared ambition to end homelessness in Wales.

Welsh Ministers have committed to ending homelessness in Wales, but this needs to be reflected in their 2022/23 budget decisions if this ambition is to become a reality.

As the Welsh Government prepares its draft budget and Senedd Committees begin their scrutiny, we are asking Members of the Senedd to support our three priorities:

1. Provide a three-year indicative funding settlement for the Housing Support Grant, which increases by at least inflation each year, from a baseline of £166 million.
2. Invest at least £300 million for Social Housing Grant in the 2022/23 Welsh budget, to a total £1.5 billion over five years.
3. Allocate funding in the 2022/23 budget to enable local authorities to continue to provide emergency accommodation and support to people experiencing homelessness.

Download the report in Welsh or in English.

We need your help!

We know that many of you are keen to support our Housing Matters campaign, so we have published a campaign pack which includes key messages, top tips for talking to you Member of the Senedd and more information on how you can support our campaign. 

You can support our campaign in a number of ways:

• Contact your local and regional Members of the Senedd
• Arrange for your MSs to visit your services - online or in-person
• Spread the word on social media
• Speak to your local newspaper or radio station

Take a look at our campaign pack for key messages, top tips for talking to you Member of the Senedd and more information on how you can support our campaign.

The campaign pack is available in Welsh or in English.

We have also created a series of images and animated gifs that you and your organisation can use on social media - remember to use the hashtag #HousingMattersWales

Social media graphics:

Click on the images below to download our campaign graphics for use on social media:

Animated gifs for social media

Click on the images below to download our animated gifs for use on social media: