What impact does the Cabinet Secretary anticipate the current financial pressures faced by local authorities will have on the Welsh Government's plan to end homelessness in Wales?
Despite the extraordinarily difficult budgetary position, the Welsh Government continues to invest record amounts of funding in homelessness prevention and housing support, with almost £220m invested this financial year alone.
As part of our commitment to reform homelessness law, a White Paper was published on 10 October 2023 along with a draft Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) outlining initial consideration of the potential costs and benefits of the proposed reforms. Work is underway to provide a more detailed analysis which will be published in a revised RIA, subject to a Bill being introduced in the Senedd.