Housing

13 commitments in the Welsh Government's Programme for Government 2026 to 2030 fall under this brief, in the Programme's own words. Under each is how often it has been raised in the Seventh Senedd.

Source: Welsh Government, Programme for government 2026 to 2030: New ambition for Wales, first published on 10 September 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Mentions are found by matching the names of plans, bodies and schemes; a mention says nothing about progress.

No Plenary statements or debates on this brief in the Seventh Senedd yet.

No votes in the Seventh Senedd have been tagged with this.

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• 39% of Welsh adults said housing would be very important to their vote.

Ipsos asked 747 Welsh adults aged 16+ between 2 April 2026 and 8 April 2026, before the 2026 Senedd election. People could choose as many issues as they liked. More on public opinion.

2 written questions to the Welsh Government on this brief in the Seventh Senedd, 2 answered so far. The latest:

1. Helen JennerReform23 September 2026

   What assessment has the Cabinet Minister made of the impact on the viability and delivery of affordable housing developments of reduced soil and inert waste disposal capacity in north Wales, including increased disposal and haulage costs?

   To the Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning. Answered 30 September 2026

2. Huw ThomasLabour2 September 2026

   Will the Cabinet Minister publish the number of households in each local authority area expected to benefit from the extension of Help to Buy – Wales?

   To the Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning. Answered 8 September 2026

No petitions on this brief opened in the Seventh Senedd.

No committee sessions on this brief in the Seventh Senedd yet.

22 contributions in the Seventh Senedd, newest first.

1. Cai Parry-JonesReform

   14 October 2026, Plenary

   Reform UK Debate: Local referendums on council tax rises

   …absolutely dread. Families are struggling with the cost of living. They're working hard to pay their mortgages whilst grappling with energy bills and weekly shopping, yet they're also being asked to find more and more money every year to pay their council tax. In my constituency of Caerdydd Ffynnon…

   Tagged for: “mortgages”Official Record

2. Elin JonesPlaid

   14 October 2026, Plenary

   Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Finance

   …something that I'm interested, possibly, in looking at in this context, but very much the majority of first-time buyers are in that context of being under the threshold of £225,000. In fact, that £225,000 threshold is higher than the average house price in Wales of £215,000.

   Tagged for: “first-time buyers”Official Record

3. Stephen SeniorReform

   14 October 2026, Plenary

   Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Finance

   I refer to my register of interests. I want to focus on two areas of concern, Minister. First is our first-time buyers. There is no first-time buyer relief in Wales. So, for example, if a first-time buyer buys a £300,000 house, they pay £4,500 more in tax than in England. The more expensive the…

   Tagged for: “first-time buyers”Official Record

4. Andrew RT DaviesConservative

   13 October 2026, Plenary

   Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability: Winter preparedness: Be flood ready

   …if you're buying a house and you're in a flood-risk area, you haven't got a hope in hell of getting a mortgage unless you can get insurance. And if you're running a business, that insurance is critical to having confidence to invest in that business. So, could you highlight whether you have made any…

   Tagged for: “mortgage”Official Record

5. Elwyn VaughanPlaid

   13 October 2026, Plenary

   Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution: The next steps for the Glyndŵr National Park (Designation) Order

   …area from Llangadfan in Powys to Prestatyn, areas that have nothing whatsoever in common. Increasing house prices 25 per cent above the average, according to Nationwide building society, making the situation even worse for our young people. Increasing transport pressures as a result of the…

   Tagged for: “house prices”Translated from WelshOfficial Record

6. Darren MillarConservative

   13 October 2026, Plenary

   Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution: The next steps for the Glyndŵr National Park (Designation) Order

   …that are affected by this. I heard the comments about impact on the Welsh language, and impact on house prices as well, of course, which has been raised by many people in response to the consultation. But what we've really got to do is make sure that the beauty that we're all able to enjoy in…

   Tagged for: “house prices”Official Record

7. Rhun ap IorwerthPlaid

   13 October 2026, Plenary

   Questions to the First Minister

   I appreciate the work that the Member does around the issue of housing. Some of the statistics that he mentions are pretty sobering, and we are under no illusion as a Government as to the scale of the challenge that we are facing. We propose to address this, and look forward to co-operating with him…

   Tagged from the title of its item or question: “Affordable Homes”Official Record

8. Anthony SlaughterGreen

   13 October 2026, Plenary

   Questions to the First Minister

   Diolch, Brif Weinidog. There are currently over 10,000 people in temporary accommodation across Wales, including over 2,000 children. I welcome that the Government has set out its ambition to deliver 20,000 new social homes by the end of this Senedd. However, the latest data from Shelter Cymru…

   Tagged from the title of its item or question: “Affordable Homes”Official Record

9. Rhun ap IorwerthPlaid

   13 October 2026, Plenary

   Questions to the First Minister

   Well, we've allocated over £450 million for social housing alone this year, providing the investment needed to increase supply and help more people access a safe, secure and affordable home. Local authorities across the Caerdydd Penarth constituency have been allocated over £82 million in social…

   Tagged from the title of its item or question: “Affordable Homes”Official Record

10. Casey Edwards

    1 October 2026, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

    Follow-up inquiry into Empty Properties: Evidence session 3

    …land transaction tax. So we, as Cwmpas, would love to see community-led housing groups who are bringing affordable homes back into the market to be exempt from that higher rate of land transaction tax.

    Tagged for: “affordable homes”Official Record

11. Wendy Dearden

    1 October 2026, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

    Follow-up inquiry into Empty Properties: Evidence session 3

    …loans. But we need to think what's happening in our housing market, fewer people are able to get mortgages, so we are offering money to people to do up empty properties to live in just at a time when people are struggling financially just to be able to live. So, rather than saying to local…

    Tagged for: “mortgages”Official Record

12. Casey Edwards

    1 October 2026, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

    Follow-up inquiry into Empty Properties: Evidence session 3

    …communities. So, if there was a fund available for community-led housing groups to be able to build new affordable homes but also bring empty homes back into use, then, obviously, that would be gratefully received, from our perspective.

    Tagged for: “affordable homes”Official Record

13. Casey Edwards

    1 October 2026, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

    Follow-up inquiry into Empty Properties: Evidence session 3

    …important, and I think that the Welsh Government needs to have a plan not just for empty homes, but for affordable homes and all kinds of homes in general. There needs to be a national housing plan for Wales that encompasses delivery from an RSL perspective and bringing empty homes back into use. Of…

    Tagged for: “affordable homes”Official Record

14. Casey Edwards

    1 October 2026, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

    Follow-up inquiry into Empty Properties: Evidence session 3

    —planning is a barrier, especially for the community-led housing sector, but I think for the affordable housing sector at the minute. Obviously, the capacity and resource within local authorities is limited, so it does take a very long time often for planning applications to go through. But, from…

    Tagged for: “affordable housing”, “affordable homes”Official Record

15. Casey Edwards

    1 October 2026, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

    Follow-up inquiry into Empty Properties: Evidence session 3

    …really engaged local authorities who are supportive of the community groups who are trying to create affordable homes. We're starting to pull together a network of community-led housing champions who work in the local authorities, because we see that as a key role. We've had some great uptake from…

    Tagged for: “affordable homes”Official Record

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