£7.5 Million Investment in Wrexham’s Social Housing

Wrexham Council is to receive over £7million to help improve the safety and security of homes across the County.

The Council is to received Major Repairs Allowance (MRA) Grant Allocation investment of more than £7.5 million from the Welsh Government this year to improve people’s homes and ensure they are safe, secure and meet the Welsh Housing Quality Standard (WHQS).

The £7,560,761 funding awarded to Wrexham is part of a continued £108 million programme of investment in Wales’ social housing stock.

The quality of social housing in Wales continues to rise, with 67% of all social housing (149,755 homes) meeting the quality standard set by the Welsh Government, which is an increase of 7 percentage points on the previous year.

Wrexham AM Lesley Griffiths said: “We want everyone in Wales to have the opportunity to live in a good quality home within a safe and secure community.

“Investment in people’s homes has a far reaching impact – it is vital in improving the nation’s health and creating jobs and training opportunities.

“This is why we are taking decisive action to protect and improve Wales’ social housing stock. In addition to this continued £108 million investment and our proposal to end Right to Buy in Wales, we are also investing over £400 million in affordable homes through our Social Housing Grant programme during this Government term.”

As well as improving social housing, the capital grant creates jobs and training opportunities across Wales. Social landlords have procured £112 million worth of housing contracts, 82% of which have been re-invested in Wales. £38 million has gone directly on salaries for people in Wales and £53 million has been spent on goods and services from Wales-based businesses.