P-06-1204 Protect the people of Wales - Take urgent action on the housing crisis now
P-06-1204 Protect the people of Wales - Take urgent action on the housing crisis now
This
petition was submitted Cara Wilson, having collected a total of 6,469
signatures.
Text of Petition:
Local people are being
priced out of their own communities. This is destroying our culture and
language. Simply building more houses is not enough.
We call for a fundamental
rethink of policy to prioritise the social, cultural and economic needs of the
people of Wales in line with Cymraeg 2050 and the Well-being of Future
Generations Act.
Give people a say on
solving our housing crisis: implement the eight demands of the Housing Justice
Charter and set up a Citizens Assembly to drive change.
Additional Information:
Covid has shown the need
for decisive Welsh Government action to deal with a major crisis. Urgent action
is needed now to address our housing crisis, before local cultures and language
are lost and an out of control housing market destroys urban and rural Welsh communities.
The Housing Justice
Charter group is a non-party political collaboration from across Wales. We
researched all the issues and solutions proposed by others and summed them up
in eight achievable and positive areas for action.
Implement the Charter’s
demands; use a Citizens Assembly to drive the change:
1. Declare a housing
emergency in Wales
2 Create a bill to address
housing inequality.
3. Protect our
communities; rural and urban.
4. Protect Welsh Language
and culture.
5. Reform social housing
provision.
6 Urgently address the
pressing issue of second home ownership.
7. Reform planning laws to
respond to local housing needs.
8. Create a citizens
assembly on housing.
For more on each demand
see siartercartrefi.org.
Status
This petition was
considered completed by the Petitions Committee at its meeting on 10/01/2022.
The Committee acknowledged the serious concerns raised by
the petition regarding affordable housing and the negative impact on local
communities across Wales. Given the complex nature of these concerns, the
Committee welcomed the fact that the Local Government and Housing Committee are
undertaking a detailed inquiry in this area and agreed to write to the Chair of
the Committee to ask them to include the issues raised in this petition as part
of their inquiry.
In doing so, the Committee agreed to close the petition and thank the petitioner.
Full details of the consideration of this petition by the
Committee and related documents can be seen on the Meetings tab above.
It was first considered by the Petitions Committee on 10/01/2022.
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Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: For consideration
First published: 06/12/2021