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Social housing supply

This page gives details of any meetings held which will, or did, discuss the matter, and includes links to the relevant Papers, Agendas and Minutes.

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Meeting: 21/01/2026 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 6.)

Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: consideration of evidence

Meeting: 21/01/2026 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 3.)

Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: Evidence session 2

Meeting: 21/01/2026 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 2.)

Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: Evidence session 1

Meeting: 07/05/2025 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 3)

3 Social housing supply

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3.2    The Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 05/02/2025 - Plenary (Item 8)

Debate on the Local Government and Housing Committee report - Social Housing Supply

NDM8817 John Griffiths (Newport East)

To propose that the Senedd:

Notes the report of the Local Government and Housing Committee, ‘Social Housing Supply’, which was laid in the Table Office on 20 November 2024.

Note: The response of the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 29 January 2025.

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The item started at 16.36

NDM8817 John Griffiths (Newport East)

To propose that the Senedd:

Notes the report of the Local Government and Housing Committee, ‘Social Housing Supply’, which was laid in the Table Office on 20 November 2024.

Note: The response of the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 29 January 2025.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Meeting: 15/01/2025 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 4)

4 Welsh Government response to the Social Housing Supply report

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4.4     The Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 14/11/2024 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 5)

5 Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government with additional information following the meeting of 18 September

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5.3     The Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 14/11/2024 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 5)

5 Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government in relation to social housing supply

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5.1     The Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 23/10/2024 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 2)

2 Social housing supply - consideration of draft report

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2.1     The Committee considered the draft report.

Meeting: 18/09/2024 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 3)

3 Letter from Housing Europe in relation to the social housing supply inquiry

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3.8     The Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 18/09/2024 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 3)

3 Letter from Housing Justice Cymru in relation to the social housing supply inquiry

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3.7     The Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 18/09/2024 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 3)

3 Letter from the Development Bank of Wales in relation to the social housing supply inquiry

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3.6     The Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 18/09/2024 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 3)

3 Letter from the Welsh Local Government Association in relation to the social housing supply inquiry

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3.2     The Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 18/09/2024 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 5)

5 Social housing supply - consideration of evidence and key issues

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5.1     The Committee considered the evidence and key issues.

5.2     The Committee agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government with the questions not reached during the evidence session:

          - What role does the Cabinet Secretary see for Tirion Homes to bring forward more large-scale developments?

          - Is the Welsh Government exploring how to increase the role of the Development Bank for Wales in financing social and affordable housing supply?

Meeting: 18/09/2024 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 2)

2 Social housing supply - Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government

Jayne Bryant MS, Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government

Emma Williams, Director of Housing & Regeneration, Welsh Government

Stuart Fitzgerald, Deputy Director – Homes and Places, Welsh Government

Neil Hemington, Head of Planning, Welsh Government

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2.1     The Committee received evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government.

2.2     The Cabinet Secretary agreed to write to the Committee with further information on the costs of the housing conditions survey.

2.3     The Cabinet Secretary agreed to share Welsh Government’s response to Audit Wales’s report on affordable housing.

2.4     The Cabinet Secretary agreed to share the Cabinet Secretary’s letter to local authorities with the Committee.

2.5     The Cabinet Secretary agreed to write to the Committee with more information in relation to land value and the new South Wales metro.

2.6     The Cabinet Secretary agreed to write to the Committee with exact numbers of how many social homes have been lost over the course of the current Senedd term through sales and demolition.

Meeting: 03/07/2024 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 3)

3 Social housing supply - Evidence session 10

Rebecca Kentfield, Faith in Affordable Housing Project Manager, Housing Justice Cymru

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3.1 The Committee received evidence from:

 

Rebecca Kentfield, Faith in Affordable Housing Project Manager, Housing Justice Cymru

 

3.2 Rebecca Kentfield agreed to share further information with the Committee including in relation to planning applications and work being carried out on the viability of church-owned land.

Meeting: 03/07/2024 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 6)

Social housing supply - Consideration of evidence

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6.1 The Committee considered the evidence.

Meeting: 03/07/2024 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 2)

2 Social housing supply - Evidence session 9

Sorcha Edwards, Secretary General, Housing Europe

 

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2.1 The Committee received evidence from:

 

Sorcha Edwards, Secretary General, Housing Europe

 

2.2 The Committee agreed to write to Sorcha Edwards to seek further information and clarification on matters raised during the evidence session.

Meeting: 20/06/2024 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 7)

Social housing supply - Consideration of evidence

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7.1 The Committee considered the evidence.

Meeting: 20/06/2024 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 4)

4 Social housing supply - Evidence session 8

Alicja Zalesinska, Chief Executive, Tai Pawb

David Wilton, Chief Executive, TPAS Cymru

Debbie Thomas, Head of Policy and Communications Wales, Crisis

Casey Edwards, Project Manager, Cwmpas

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4.1 The Committee received evidence from:

 

Alicja Zalesinska, Chief Executive, Tai Pawb

David Wilton, Chief Executive, TPAS Cymru

Debbie Thomas, Head of Policy and Communications Wales, Crisis

Casey Edwards, Project Manager, Cwmpas

 

4.2 Casey Edwards agreed to provide further information on the business plan for the Cwmpas' revolving loan fund.

 

 

Meeting: 20/06/2024 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 2)

2 Social housing supply - Evidence session 6

Craig O’Connor, Head of Placemaking, Planning Officers Society Wales

Sam Rees, Senior Public Affairs Officer -  Wales, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

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2.1 The Committee received evidence from:

 

Craig O’Connor, Head of Placemaking, Planning Officers Society Wales

Sam Rees, Senior Public Affairs Officer -  Wales, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

Meeting: 20/06/2024 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 3)

3 Social housing supply - Evidence session 7

Ben Murphy, Estates Director, Duchy of Cornwall

Rebecca Kentfield, Faith in Affordable Housing Project Manager, Housing Justice Cymru

Avril Roberts, Senior Property and Business Policy Adviser, Country Landowners Association

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3.1 The Committee received evidence from:

 

Ben Murphy, Estates Director, Duchy of Cornwall.

Avril Roberts, Senior Property and Business Policy Adviser, Country Landowners Association.

 

3.2 Apologies were received from Rebecca Kentfield, Faith in Affordable Housing Project Manager, Housing Justice Cymru.

 

3.3 Ben Murphy agreed to provide further details in relation to retaining control through the disposal of land and enabling infrastructure.

Meeting: 05/06/2024 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 2)

2 Social housing supply - Evidence session 3

Clarissa Corbisiero, Director of Policy & External Affairs, Community Housing Cymru

Matthew Dicks, National Director, Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru

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2.1 The Committee received evidence from:

 

Clarissa Corbisiero, Director of Policy & External Affairs, Community Housing Cymru

Matthew Dicks, National Director, Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru

Meeting: 05/06/2024 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 3)

3 Social housing supply - Evidence session 4

Jim McKirdle, Housing Policy Officer, Welsh Local Government Association

Rosie Jackson, Interim Housing Strategy and Development Manager, Swansea Council

David Rees, Principal Officer, Strategic Planning, Swansea Council

Katie Clubb, Head of Service, Strategic Housing Service, Conwy County Borough Council

Emily Owen, Conwy County Borough Council

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3.1 The Committee received evidence from:

 

Jim McKirdle, Housing Policy Officer, Welsh Local Government Association

Rosie Jackson, Interim Housing Strategy and Development Manager, Swansea Council

David Rees, Principal Officer, Strategic Planning, Swansea Council

Katie Clubb, Head of Service, Strategic Housing Service, Conwy County Borough Council

Emily Owen, Conwy County Borough Council

 

3.2 Jim McKirdle agreed to provide further information on the WLGA's response to a report by the Home Builders Federation on section 106 agreements.

 

Meeting: 05/06/2024 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 7)

Social housing supply - Consideration of evidence

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7.1 The Committee considered the evidence.

Meeting: 05/06/2024 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 4)

4 Social housing supply - Evidence session 5

David Ward, Chief Executive, Tirion

Dorian Payne, Managing Director, Castell Group

Mark Hand, Director of Wales, Northern Ireland and Planning Aid England, Royal Town Planning Institute

Mark Harris, Planning & Policy Advisor Wales, Home Builders Federation

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4.1 The Committee received evidence from:

 

David Ward, Chief Executive, Tirion

Dorian Payne, Managing Director, Castell Group

Mark Hand, Director of Wales, Northern Ireland and Planning Aid England, Royal Town Planning Institute

Mark Harris, Planning & Policy Advisor Wales, Home Builders Federation

Meeting: 22/05/2024 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 4)

4 Letter from the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee in relation to the Welsh Housing Quality Standard

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4.3a The Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 22/05/2024 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 3)

3 Social housing supply - Evidence session 2

Darren Baxter, Principal Policy Adviser - Housing and Land, Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Wendy Dearden, Senior Policy & Research Officer, Bevan Foundation

Robin White, Head of Campaigns, Shelter Cymru

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3.1 The Committee received evidence from:

 

Darren Baxter, Principal Policy Adviser – Housing and Land, Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Wendy Dearden, Senior Policy & Research Officer, Bevan Foundation

Robin White, Head of Campaigns, Shelter Cymru

Meeting: 22/05/2024 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 2)

2 Social housing supply - Evidence session 1

Edward Shepherd, Senior Lecturer in Planning and Development

Ken Gibb, Director, UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence

Toby Lloyd, Independent Consultant

Nicholas Falk, Executive Director, The Urbed Trust

 

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2.1 The Committee received evidence from:

 

Edward Shepherd, Senior Lecturer in Planning and Development

Ken Gibb, Director, UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence

Toby Lloyd, Independent Consultant

Nicholas Falk, Executive Director, The Urbed Trust

Meeting: 22/05/2024 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 6)

Social housing supply - Consideration of evidence

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6.1 The Committee considered the evidence.

Meeting: 01/05/2024 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 1.)

1. The Committee will be holding a private stakeholder event as part of its inquiry into social housing supply.

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Meeting: 13/03/2024 - Local Government and Housing Committee (Item 9)

9 Social housing supply - Approach to engagement

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9.1 The Committee considered its approach to engagement.

 

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