Publication
26/02/2015

Homelessness Scoping and Mapping Study to Improve the Resettlement of Prisoners Coming Out of Custody.pdf – Feb-2015

This report summarises the finding of work carried out from January to May 2014. It looks at the current arrangements for resettling prison leavers and suggests ways in which prisoner resettlement can be improved with the introduction of Transforming Rehabilitation, the introduction of the Community Rehabilitation Companies and the proposed removal of automatic priority need status for all those found homeless leaving prison.

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Responses
02/02/2015

Statutory instruments under part 2 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014.pdf – Feb-2015

Welsh Local Government Association response to the Welsh Government consultation on statutory orders under Part 2 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014.

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Responses
02/02/2015

Designation of Licensing authority under Part 1 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014.pdf – Feb-2015

Welsh Local Government Association response to the Welsh Government consultation: Designation of Licensing authority under Part 1 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014.

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Publication
26/01/2015

Home Improvement Loans Toolkit.pdf – Jan-2015

The Home Improvement Loans Toolkit has been developed to provide information about the scheme and its operation, to support Local Authorities in developing their individual arrangements and to provide an overview of the different types of financial assistance currently offered by Local Authorities in Wales to residential property owners.

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Publication
26/12/2014

Conwy County Borough Council – Housing Hub.pdf – Dec-2014

Conwy County Borough Council has opened a ‘housing hub’ in Colwyn Bay which co-locates a variety of services to support residents to make housing choices, at the right time, which are right for them. This presentation details the new service and offers food for thought for services across Wales.

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Publication
26/11/2014

Introductory guide for councillors – Housing revenue account reform self-financing in Wales.pdf – Nov-2014

This guidance has been produced jointly by the Welsh Local Government Association and Welsh Government.

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Publication
25/11/2014

Preparing to Prevent Report – How prepared are local authorities for the homelessness changes?.pdf – Nov-2014

The 'Preparing to Prevent' Report looks at how prepared local authorities in Wales are for the homelessness changes. The Welsh Government’s Housing Act will have significant implications in relation to how local authorities tackle homelessness. With its emphasis on prevention, local authorities will need to ensure their services are structured and modelled appropriately to deliver on preventing homelessness.

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Publication
22/11/2014

Step by Step Guide – Getting started with your local housing market assessment.pdf – Nov-2014

This guidance supplements the Welsh Government 2006 Local Housing Market Assessment guide. It sets out a quantitative approach to calculating housing need and an assessment of the local housing market, which can be used consistently across local authorities. It aims to help local authorities to undertake their own assessment of the housing market and to provide a starting point on which to build a more sophisticated understanding of their local housing markets.

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Publication
26/10/2014

Report on support for children in domestic abuse housing related support services.pdf – Oct-2014

This report contains the results and findings of two questionnaires circulated to all DA providers and collected via the regional development coordinators which sought information on children’s provision within refuge and on children’s workers within Domestic Abuse (DA) Services.

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Publication
26/10/2014

Executive Summary – Assisting those who are homeless or vulnerably housed and have dual diagnosis issues.pdf – Oct-2014

This Executive Summary provides an overarching 'progress report' on the four pilot studies which have been established to develop models of working to improve the outcomes for service users with dual diagnosis issues.

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Publication
26/02/2014

End of project report private rented sector improvement project.pdf – Feb-2014

The Private Rented Sector Improvement Project was launched in March 2012 by the WLGA, with funding from the Welsh Government. The work was completed in September 2013 and this report details how the project's aims were achieved.

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Publication
24/02/2014

Annex 1 Dual Diagnosis Kerrigan Project (Bridgend) Evaluation Report.pdf – Feb-2014

This annex should be read in conjunction with the executive summary, 'Developing Good Practice in Assisting those who are homeless or vulnerably housed and have Dual Diagnosis Issues'. The Kerrigan Project looked at developing good practice in assisting those who are homeless or vulnerably housed and have Dual Diagnosis Issues.

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