CIH Cymru presents evidence to UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Professor Philip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty visits the UK to engage with the public, third sector organisations, goernment bodies and politicians to build up an image of poverty.
Aspiring leaders event summary
John Bryantis, strategic housing & enabling officer, Tewkesbury Borough Council shared his experience at the aspiring leaders event.
Developing a strategy for the Private Rented Sector (PRS)
The PRS sector is now a larger tenure than social renting in many parts of England. It is now home to more families with children than for several decades.
Social housing green paper event summary
Rosie Ward, graduate tenancy services officer at Orbit Living spoke at the West Midlands event focused on the social housing green paper.
Reviewing the review
CIH Cymru policy and public affairs manager Matt Kennedy assesses the scale of the task faced by the Welsh Government's review of affordable housing supply.
The roundabout of local government reform
Tyfu Tai Cymru project manager Catherine May looks at what might be next for local government reform in Wales following the decision to scrap the proposed map of local authorities.
Right to rent – there are no winners from this flawed policy
Policy and public affairs manager Matthew Kennedy talks in more detail about CIH Cymru setting a number of recommendations to the Welsh Government as part of the 'Right to rent' policy.
'We need to change the debate on the housing crisis'
Any debate on the housing crisis needs to start at the sharp end rather than focusing on home ownership, argues Matt Dicks, director ofCIH Cymru.
Young people's housing aspirations being failed by capital's broken housing market
CIH Scotland's deputy director Callum Chomczuk examines how the aspiration of young people and people on lower incomes to have their own home is being failed by the capital’s broken housing market
Local government reorganisation uncertainty harming professionals delivering vital services
The proposed merger map for local authorities in Wales is to be withdrawn adds to the uncertainty for housing professionals trying to deliver essential services, says Matt Dicks director of CIH Cymru.
'To change attitudes to social housing we must reframe the conversation.'
Matt Kennedy, policy and public affairs manager at CIH Cymru, says we must reframe the conversation on social housing and tell positive stories to change public attitudes.
I wanted to demonstrate my commitment to the housing profession, so I became a CIH chartered member
Housing manager Janice White at Estuary Housing Association shares with us her experience of completing Apex online, one of the chartered routes to becoming a chartered member of CIH.
'It's the shift, not the fix.'
Amanda Protheroe explores a victim-led approach to dealing with anti-social behaviour.
'Youth homelessness is everybody's business.'
Tamsin Stirling explores youth homelessness in Wales and lessons from approaches which have tackled it.
Universal basic income in Wales: the case for and against
A business innovation lead at a housing association and a lecturer in public policy explore universal income and reach very different conclusions about its value.
