Shelter Cymru
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We exist to defend the right to a safe home in Wales.
Rydyn ni’n bodoli i amddiffyn yr hawl i gartref diogel yng Nghymru.
Rydyn ni’n bodoli i amddiffyn yr hawl i gartref diogel yng Nghymru.
"The right to adequate housing is a right for everyone to live in security, peace and dignity." In this episode of the Fight for Home podcast, we talk to Chief Executive Ruth Power about the right to home and Fundraising Officer Fran Hourihan about the Winter Appeal: bit.ly/4pg4EJu
November 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
"The right to adequate housing is a right for everyone to live in security, peace and dignity." In this episode of the Fight for Home podcast, we talk to Chief Executive Ruth Power about the right to home and Fundraising Officer Fran Hourihan about the Winter Appeal: bit.ly/4pg4EJu
"Mae'r hawl i dai digonol yn hawl i bawb i fyw mewn sicrwydd, heddwch ac urddas." Yn y rhifyn hwn o'r podlediad Fight for Home, rydym yn siarad â'r Prif Weithredwr Ruth Power am yr hawl i gartref, â'r Swyddog Codi Arian Fran Hourihan am Apêl y Gaeaf: bit.ly/4pg4EJu
November 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"Mae'r hawl i dai digonol yn hawl i bawb i fyw mewn sicrwydd, heddwch ac urddas." Yn y rhifyn hwn o'r podlediad Fight for Home, rydym yn siarad â'r Prif Weithredwr Ruth Power am yr hawl i gartref, â'r Swyddog Codi Arian Fran Hourihan am Apêl y Gaeaf: bit.ly/4pg4EJu
Responding to today's announcement, Robin White, Head of Campaigns at Shelter Cymru, said:
November 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Responding to today's announcement, Robin White, Head of Campaigns at Shelter Cymru, said:
Yn ymateb i'r cyhoeddiad heddiw, dwedodd Robin White, Pennaeth Ymgyrchoedd Shelter Cymru:
November 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Yn ymateb i'r cyhoeddiad heddiw, dwedodd Robin White, Pennaeth Ymgyrchoedd Shelter Cymru:
"It was the worst possible timing for my twins." Karen's teenage sons were in the middle of revising for their A-levels when their landlord told the family they had two months to get out. Read more on our blog: bit.ly/49GKAeE
'One of the best days of my life' - Mum-of-two Karen describes moment she got keys to her social home - Shelter Cymru
Karen Chadwick’s teenage sons were in the middle of revising for their A-levels when their landlord told the family they had two months to leave. The social worker, who is affected by asthma, had repo...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
"It was the worst possible timing for my twins." Karen's teenage sons were in the middle of revising for their A-levels when their landlord told the family they had two months to get out. Read more on our blog: bit.ly/49GKAeE
“Dyna oedd yr amseriad gwaethaf posibl i fy efeilliaid.” Roedd meibion Karen yn eu harddegau, yng nghanol adolygu ar gyfer eu harholiadau Lefel A, pan ddwedodd eu landlord wrth y teulu bod dau fis gyda nhw i adael. Darllenwch fwy ar ein blog: bit.ly/49GKAeE
'One of the best days of my life' - Mum-of-two Karen describes moment she got keys to her social home - Shelter Cymru
Karen Chadwick’s teenage sons were in the middle of revising for their A-levels when their landlord told the family they had two months to leave. The social worker, who is affected by asthma, had repo...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
“Dyna oedd yr amseriad gwaethaf posibl i fy efeilliaid.” Roedd meibion Karen yn eu harddegau, yng nghanol adolygu ar gyfer eu harholiadau Lefel A, pan ddwedodd eu landlord wrth y teulu bod dau fis gyda nhw i adael. Darllenwch fwy ar ein blog: bit.ly/49GKAeE
"The inadequacy of Local Housing Allowance isn’t something that just affects people who are looking for a home, it’s something that actually affects all of us." Read our report - Local Housing Allowance: A Safety Net Unravelling bit.ly/3Lz8D55
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November 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
"The inadequacy of Local Housing Allowance isn’t something that just affects people who are looking for a home, it’s something that actually affects all of us." Read our report - Local Housing Allowance: A Safety Net Unravelling bit.ly/3Lz8D55
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“Nid dim ond ar bobl sydd yn chwilio am gartref mae diffygion Lwfans Tai Lleol yn effeithio arnynt, ond arnom ni i gyd.” Darllenwch ein hadroddiad – Lwfans Tai Lleol: Rhwyd Diogelwch yn Datod: bit.ly/3Lz8D55
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November 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
“Nid dim ond ar bobl sydd yn chwilio am gartref mae diffygion Lwfans Tai Lleol yn effeithio arnynt, ond arnom ni i gyd.” Darllenwch ein hadroddiad – Lwfans Tai Lleol: Rhwyd Diogelwch yn Datod: bit.ly/3Lz8D55
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Dear Chancellor, unfreeze housing benefit to protect renters and restore our safety net.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Dear Chancellor, unfreeze housing benefit to protect renters and restore our safety net.
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Annwyl Ganghellor, gweithredwch nawr i ddadrewi budd-dal tai er mwyn amddiffyn rhentwyr ac ailosod ein rhwyd ddiogelwch.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Annwyl Ganghellor, gweithredwch nawr i ddadrewi budd-dal tai er mwyn amddiffyn rhentwyr ac ailosod ein rhwyd ddiogelwch.
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Huge thanks to our Peer Researcher Mark Eaton-Lees for all his hard work on our report Local Housing Allowance: A Safety Net Unravelling and to Steve Witherden MP for writing the foreword: bit.ly/3Lz8D55
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November 20, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Huge thanks to our Peer Researcher Mark Eaton-Lees for all his hard work on our report Local Housing Allowance: A Safety Net Unravelling and to Steve Witherden MP for writing the foreword: bit.ly/3Lz8D55
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Diolch yn fawr i'n Hymchwilydd Cymheiriaid, Mark Eaton-Lees, am ei holl waith caled ar ein hadroddiad, Lwfans Tai Lleol: Rhwyd Diogelwch yn Datod, ac i Steve Witherden AS am ysgrifennu'r rhagair: bit.ly/3Lz8D55
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November 20, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Diolch yn fawr i'n Hymchwilydd Cymheiriaid, Mark Eaton-Lees, am ei holl waith caled ar ein hadroddiad, Lwfans Tai Lleol: Rhwyd Diogelwch yn Datod, ac i Steve Witherden AS am ysgrifennu'r rhagair: bit.ly/3Lz8D55
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Reposted by Shelter Cymru
Today, we brought this message to Westminster with other organisations, ahead of next week’s Autumn Budget.
📢 Chancellor Rachel Reeves: restore housing benefit to match the true cost of rent.
Join us and take action today: bit.ly/3V1d76a
📢 Chancellor Rachel Reeves: restore housing benefit to match the true cost of rent.
Join us and take action today: bit.ly/3V1d76a
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Today, we brought this message to Westminster with other organisations, ahead of next week’s Autumn Budget.
📢 Chancellor Rachel Reeves: restore housing benefit to match the true cost of rent.
Join us and take action today: bit.ly/3V1d76a
📢 Chancellor Rachel Reeves: restore housing benefit to match the true cost of rent.
Join us and take action today: bit.ly/3V1d76a
Reposted by Shelter Cymru
14!
Only 14 homes in #Wales are affordable within local housing allowance. The UK goverment can change this and increase that number.
We know having an affordable place to call home gives people the foundation they need to build their life.
#Cymru
Only 14 homes in #Wales are affordable within local housing allowance. The UK goverment can change this and increase that number.
We know having an affordable place to call home gives people the foundation they need to build their life.
#Cymru
'My heart hurts for all those people like me, who are out there now, struggling just to find the basics of a home.' Peer Researcher Katey talking about her work on Local Housing Allowance. Read the full report here: bit.ly/3Lz8D55
November 18, 2025 at 1:19 PM
'My heart hurts for all those people like me, who are out there now, struggling just to find the basics of a home.' Peer Researcher Katey talking about her work on Local Housing Allowance. Read the full report here: bit.ly/3Lz8D55
November 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM
'My heart hurts for all those people like me, who are out there now, struggling just to find the basics of a home.' Peer Researcher Katey talking about her work on Local Housing Allowance. Read the full report here: bit.ly/3Lz8D55
‘Mae fy nghalon i yn dolurio i bawb fel fi, sydd draw yn y fan acw nawr, yn straffaglu i ddod o hyd i gartref sylfaenol.’ Mae Ymchwilydd Cymheiriaid, Katey, yn siarad am ei gwaith hi am Lwfans Tai Lleol. Darllenwch yr adroddiad llawn yma: bit.ly/3Lz8D55
November 18, 2025 at 12:31 PM
‘Mae fy nghalon i yn dolurio i bawb fel fi, sydd draw yn y fan acw nawr, yn straffaglu i ddod o hyd i gartref sylfaenol.’ Mae Ymchwilydd Cymheiriaid, Katey, yn siarad am ei gwaith hi am Lwfans Tai Lleol. Darllenwch yr adroddiad llawn yma: bit.ly/3Lz8D55
This Christmas in Wales, one in every 210 children will be waking up homeless. That’s equivalent to the entire population of Saundersfoot or Porthmadog, all living without a permanent place to call home. It doesn’t have to be this way. Give the gift of home this winter: sheltercymru.org.uk/donate
November 13, 2025 at 10:08 AM
This Christmas in Wales, one in every 210 children will be waking up homeless. That’s equivalent to the entire population of Saundersfoot or Porthmadog, all living without a permanent place to call home. It doesn’t have to be this way. Give the gift of home this winter: sheltercymru.org.uk/donate
Y Nadolig hwn yng Nghymru, bydd un o bob 210 o blant yn deffro'n ddigartref. Mae hynny'n gyfwerth â phoblogaeth gyfan Saundersfoot neu Porthmadog, yn byw heb rywle parhaol i'w alw'n gartref. Nid oes rhaid i bethau fod fel hyn. Plîs, cyfrannwch beth rydych yn gallu: sheltercymru.org.uk/cy/cyfrannu
November 13, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Y Nadolig hwn yng Nghymru, bydd un o bob 210 o blant yn deffro'n ddigartref. Mae hynny'n gyfwerth â phoblogaeth gyfan Saundersfoot neu Porthmadog, yn byw heb rywle parhaol i'w alw'n gartref. Nid oes rhaid i bethau fod fel hyn. Plîs, cyfrannwch beth rydych yn gallu: sheltercymru.org.uk/cy/cyfrannu
"People in Wales are worried about their children's futures. Where are my children going to live in 10 years when they're adults? Are they going to be able to afford to rent?" Listen to our Press Officer Heddyr Gregory discussing our recent polling on the Fight For Home podcast: bit.ly/4oyRgjp
November 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
"People in Wales are worried about their children's futures. Where are my children going to live in 10 years when they're adults? Are they going to be able to afford to rent?" Listen to our Press Officer Heddyr Gregory discussing our recent polling on the Fight For Home podcast: bit.ly/4oyRgjp
“Mae pobl yng Nghymru yn poeni am ddyfodol eu plant. Ble mae fy mhlant yn mynd i fyw mewn deg mlynedd pan fyddan nhw’n oedolion? Ydyn nhw’n mynd i allu fforddio rhentu?” Gwrandewch ar ein Swyddog y Wasg, Heddyr Gregory, yn trafod ein pôl diweddar ar y podlediad Brwydro Dros Gartref: bit.ly/4oyRgjp
November 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
“Mae pobl yng Nghymru yn poeni am ddyfodol eu plant. Ble mae fy mhlant yn mynd i fyw mewn deg mlynedd pan fyddan nhw’n oedolion? Ydyn nhw’n mynd i allu fforddio rhentu?” Gwrandewch ar ein Swyddog y Wasg, Heddyr Gregory, yn trafod ein pôl diweddar ar y podlediad Brwydro Dros Gartref: bit.ly/4oyRgjp
“We can’t ask people to wait for a generation to get the home they need now." Shelter Cymru submitted Freedom of Information requests to local authorities across Wales, which revealed that 94,000 households are stuck on social home waiting lists. Read more on our blog: bit.ly/47A1Gcz
November 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
“We can’t ask people to wait for a generation to get the home they need now." Shelter Cymru submitted Freedom of Information requests to local authorities across Wales, which revealed that 94,000 households are stuck on social home waiting lists. Read more on our blog: bit.ly/47A1Gcz
“Ni allwn ofyn i bobl aros am genhedlaeth i gael y cartref sydd ei angen arnynt ar hyn o bryd.” Anfonodd Shelter Cymru geisiadau Rhyddid Gwybodaeth at awdurdodau lleol ar draws Cymru, a ddangosodd bod 94,000 o aelwydydd yn gaeth ar restrau aros am gartrefi cymdeithasol: bit.ly/47A1Gcz
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
“Ni allwn ofyn i bobl aros am genhedlaeth i gael y cartref sydd ei angen arnynt ar hyn o bryd.” Anfonodd Shelter Cymru geisiadau Rhyddid Gwybodaeth at awdurdodau lleol ar draws Cymru, a ddangosodd bod 94,000 o aelwydydd yn gaeth ar restrau aros am gartrefi cymdeithasol: bit.ly/47A1Gcz
Today, we're launching a new report about Local Housing Allowance. This is the first time our Peer Research team, who all have lived experience of housing need, have led a project from initial concept to publication. Huge thanks to them for bringing a different perspective: bit.ly/3Lz8D55
Local housing allowance: A safety net unravelling - Shelter Cymru
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November 11, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Today, we're launching a new report about Local Housing Allowance. This is the first time our Peer Research team, who all have lived experience of housing need, have led a project from initial concept to publication. Huge thanks to them for bringing a different perspective: bit.ly/3Lz8D55
Heddiw, rydym yn lansio adroddiad newydd am Lwfans Tai Lleol. Hwn yw'r tro cyntaf i'n tîm Ymchwil Cymheiriaid, sydd i gyd â phrofiad byw o angen tai, i arwain prosiect o gysyniad cychwynnol i gyhoeddiad. Diolch o galon iddyn nhw am ddod â safbwynt gwahanol: bit.ly/3Lz8D55
Local housing allowance: A safety net unravelling - Shelter Cymru
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November 11, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Heddiw, rydym yn lansio adroddiad newydd am Lwfans Tai Lleol. Hwn yw'r tro cyntaf i'n tîm Ymchwil Cymheiriaid, sydd i gyd â phrofiad byw o angen tai, i arwain prosiect o gysyniad cychwynnol i gyhoeddiad. Diolch o galon iddyn nhw am ddod â safbwynt gwahanol: bit.ly/3Lz8D55
1/2 Housing benefit is meant to protect people across the UK against poverty and homelessness. Decisions around Local Housing Allowance rates mean housing benefit now only covers 1% of private rents in Wales.
November 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
1/2 Housing benefit is meant to protect people across the UK against poverty and homelessness. Decisions around Local Housing Allowance rates mean housing benefit now only covers 1% of private rents in Wales.