Welsh minister reveals £65m plan to bring more than 1,000 additional homes into use

Local authorities and associations will be able to use the funding to bring unused and mothballed properties that would otherwise not be relet back into use as homes for individuals and families.

They will be able to remodel accommodation, convert buildings into good-quality accommodation, and use MMC as a medium-term form of housing on some sites as they are developed for permanent housing.

“Our ambition is for everyone to have a safe, suitable, permanent home, but our housing system is under significant pressure, that’s why we are building more social homes,” Ms James said.

“Where people are in hotel or B&B-based temporary accommodation, in particular, it can be difficult for them to move on with their lives. We need more high-quality interim accommodation options – places they can call their own – to allow people to get on with their lives, while we support them to find a permanent home.

“I am making up to £65m of capital funding available to support a range of initiatives by our local authorities and registered social landlords to help ensure even more people have a place to call home.

“These projects will provide much-needed, good-quality accommodation to help ease the pressure on housing services in the medium term.

“This work will complement what we are already doing to build 20,000 more low-carbon, permanent social homes this Senedd term.”

Earlier this month, developers in Wales were warned that they face consequences if they do not sign up to the government’s pact to remediate buildings with fire safety issues by the end of July.