What progress has the Welsh Government made on reviewing its decision to change the commission rate from the sale of residential park homes and when will an announcement be made, given that the Minister said that the next steps would be outlined in the autumn term 2021?
The pandemic has had an impact on our ability to carry out work to gather evidence to support the development of options to enable me to consider this matter afresh.
The pandemic and our ‘no-one left out’ approach have shone a light on the extent of hidden homelessness in Wales. We are focusing on preventing homelessness and transforming homelessness services longer term. We are supporting people facing cost of living increases, including supporting people to sustain their tenancies.
Alongside this, the war in Ukraine has caused the displacement of many tens of thousands of Ukrainian people from their homes and marked the onset of the largest humanitarian crisis in Europe for decades. As a nation of sanctuary, we are committed to do whatever we can to welcome and support refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine.
As a result of these unprecedented pressures, I have asked officials to postpone work on gathering evidence for the remainder of this Senedd term.