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.
Shelter Cymru strongly believes that a legal right to adequate housing would drive the changes we need to see in our housing system so that we can build a better future for this and future generations. Read more on our blog: sheltercymru.org.uk/the-right-to-home
December 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Shelter Cymru strongly believes that a legal right to adequate housing would drive the changes we need to see in our housing system so that we can build a better future for this and future generations. Read more on our blog: sheltercymru.org.uk/the-right-to-home
Mae Shelter Cymru yn credu yn gryf y byddai hawl gyfreithiol i dai digonol yn sbarduno’r newidiadau y mae angen i ni eu gweld yn ein system dai fel y gallwn adeiladu dyfodol gwell i’r genhedlaeth hon a chenedlaethau’r dyfodol. Darllenwch fwy ar ein blog: sheltercymru.org.uk/the-right-to-home
December 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Mae Shelter Cymru yn credu yn gryf y byddai hawl gyfreithiol i dai digonol yn sbarduno’r newidiadau y mae angen i ni eu gweld yn ein system dai fel y gallwn adeiladu dyfodol gwell i’r genhedlaeth hon a chenedlaethau’r dyfodol. Darllenwch fwy ar ein blog: sheltercymru.org.uk/the-right-to-home
"When we talk about giving the gift of home, we mean something really simple, but important, and that’s helping people in Wales to find and keep a home." Fundraising Officer Fran Hourihan on the Winter Appeal. Read more on our blog: sheltercymru.org.uk/give-the-gift-of-home
December 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
"When we talk about giving the gift of home, we mean something really simple, but important, and that’s helping people in Wales to find and keep a home." Fundraising Officer Fran Hourihan on the Winter Appeal. Read more on our blog: sheltercymru.org.uk/give-the-gift-of-home
“Pan ‘dyn ni’n siarad am roi y rhodd o gartref, ‘dyn ni’n golygu rhywbeth sy’n syml iawn, ond yn bwysig, a hynny yw helpu pobl yng Nghymru i ddod o hyd i a chadw cartref.” Swyddog Codi Arian, Fran Hourihan, ar Apêl y Gaeaf. Darllenwch fwy ar ein blog: sheltercymru.org.uk/give-the-gift-of-home
December 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
“Pan ‘dyn ni’n siarad am roi y rhodd o gartref, ‘dyn ni’n golygu rhywbeth sy’n syml iawn, ond yn bwysig, a hynny yw helpu pobl yng Nghymru i ddod o hyd i a chadw cartref.” Swyddog Codi Arian, Fran Hourihan, ar Apêl y Gaeaf. Darllenwch fwy ar ein blog: sheltercymru.org.uk/give-the-gift-of-home
Since 2022, more than 5,000 professionals have trained with us to help fight for home and make a real difference in people's lives. Our autumn and winter public training programme is now live. Visit the website to book your place: training.sheltercymru.org.uk
December 2, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Since 2022, more than 5,000 professionals have trained with us to help fight for home and make a real difference in people's lives. Our autumn and winter public training programme is now live. Visit the website to book your place: training.sheltercymru.org.uk
Ers 2022, mae dros 5,000 o weithiwr proffesiynol wedi hyfforddi gyda ni er mwyn brwydro dros gartref a gwneud gwahaniaeth go iawn i fywydau pobl. Mae ein rhaglen hyfforddiant cyhoeddus ar gyfer yr hydref a’r gaeaf yn fyw nawr. Ewch i’r wefan er mwyn archebu eich lle: training.sheltercymru.org.uk
December 2, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Ers 2022, mae dros 5,000 o weithiwr proffesiynol wedi hyfforddi gyda ni er mwyn brwydro dros gartref a gwneud gwahaniaeth go iawn i fywydau pobl. Mae ein rhaglen hyfforddiant cyhoeddus ar gyfer yr hydref a’r gaeaf yn fyw nawr. Ewch i’r wefan er mwyn archebu eich lle: training.sheltercymru.org.uk
"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:
"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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'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
"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
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.
1/2 Bwriad budd-dal tai yw amddiffyn pobl ar draws y DU rhag tlodi a digartrefedd. Ond oherwydd penderfyniadau ynglŷn â Lwfans Tai Lleol, mae budd-dal tai yn darparu digon ar gyfer dim ond 1% o renti preifat yng Nghymru.
November 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
1/2 Bwriad budd-dal tai yw amddiffyn pobl ar draws y DU rhag tlodi a digartrefedd. Ond oherwydd penderfyniadau ynglŷn â Lwfans Tai Lleol, mae budd-dal tai yn darparu digon ar gyfer dim ond 1% o renti preifat yng Nghymru.
From books to board games, bobble hats to bags, if you're starting to think about festive shopping, why not visit our online shop and give the gift of home? Don't forget to check out our Christmas card designs, featuring snowy trees and cosy firesides: shop.sheltercymru.org.uk
November 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
From books to board games, bobble hats to bags, if you're starting to think about festive shopping, why not visit our online shop and give the gift of home? Don't forget to check out our Christmas card designs, featuring snowy trees and cosy firesides: shop.sheltercymru.org.uk