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At CIH Cymru, we believe housing should be a foundational mission for government. Putting housing first will help deliver an equitable Wales where everyone has enough money to live. A Wales where everyone can afford the essentials and where child poverty is eradicated. A Wales where everyone can access a safe, affordable and sustainable home. This paper outlines how we feel this can be achieved.

Bydd ymgorffori’r hawl i gartref digonol nid yn unig yn sicrhau bod unigolion yn gallu cael mynediad i gartref diogel, addas a fforddiadwy, bydd hefyd yn sicrhau bod mwy o arian ar gael i fuddsoddi yn ein gwasanaethau cyhoeddus, gan wella ein rhagolygon ariannol ac ansawdd bywyd am genedlaethau i ddod.

In the pursuit of improving the sustainability of public finances, it is imperative to recognise that revenue generation is not just a choice but a critical imperative.

Wide reaching change is needed in Wales to ensure that homelessness is rare, brief,
and unrepeated. Yet there are some impacts or unintended consequences that
need to be considered if the new homelessness and housing allocations system in
Wales is equitable for those needing homelessness assistance, existing social
housing tenants and those housing professionals implementing the new
legislation.