In Plenary yesterday, Shadow Minister for Housing, David Melding AM, urged the Welsh Government to implement measures to ensure rough sleepers will not return to streets once the current lockdown begins to ease.
Speaking afterwards, he said:
“The Covid-19 pandemic has caused turmoil in every walk of life and as a result we have witnessed many governmental measures to mitigate the damage.
“I welcome the Welsh Government’s decision to make £10 million available to local authorities to house our vulnerable rough sleepers during the current lockdown.
“As I welcome the initiative, it is now crucial that the Welsh Government turns its attention to what will happen once the current lockdown is eased. It is paramount that rough sleepers do not return to our streets and to achieve this the Welsh Government should legislate to make housing a basic human right, as I outlined in my 10-point plan on eradicating homelessness.
“It is shocking that people sleep on the streets in the 21st century and that’s why prioritising measures to help those people must be at the forefront of the Welsh Government.”
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For more information on the Welsh Conservatives’ 10-point plan, visit: https://bit.ly/2SixyeM