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New taskforce will ‘champion the future of Welsh town centres’
- Tamsin Ramasut and Professor Simon Gibson CBE announced as co-chairs for the Town Centre Taskforce
- £1 million of new funding announced for town centre regeneration projects in Bangor and Bridgend
- The taskforce has been established as a 100-day Government commitment
Hundreds of households to benefit from the extension of three key schemes to make housing more affordable
- The Welsh Government is extending three schemes that help with the costs of buying or renovating homes until the end of the 2026/27 financial year
- Up to 400 households could be offered help through Help to Buy – Wales, while the Help to Stay - Wales scheme will continue to provide a safety net for homeowners struggling to keep up with mortgage payments
- Support for up to 300 empty and neglected properties to be renovated and brought back into use as safe, energy-efficient family homes through the Empty Homes Grant.
£17m Welsh Government boost for home energy upgrades
- Welsh families to benefit from whole-home energy upgrades
- Monthly energy costs cut by up to 50 per cent for some residents
- Part of the Welsh Government's commitment to healthier homes
£20m funding boost to speed up social homes delivery in Wales
- Extra £20 million allocated to increase social housing supply across Wales
- Funding will help move people out of unfit temporary accommodation into quality homes
- Investment contributes to the Welsh Government's target of 20,000 new social homes
Welsh Government consults on safer homes for residents
- Leaseholders in Wales set to be protected from unfair remediation costs
- New system proposed for tribunal-based remediation orders in residential buildings
- Consultation follows unanimous Senedd passage of the Building Safety (Wales) Act 2026