Housing plan to give people a right to a home is rejected

The document, called a white paper, sets out policies to help make housing affordable and keep a roof over people’s heads.

It says it has an “ambition to ensure everyone in Wales has access to adequate housing”.

Seven criteria, proposed by the United Nations, external, set out what an adequate home looks like.

They include being affordable, with residents safe from forced eviction.

But a consultation heard different views on whether legal changes were needed.

Councils worried about the funding required to deliver adequate housing and there were fears that private landlords could pull out of the market, it said.

Instead, it proposes a housing strategy that ministers would have to publish by law after the next election in 2026.

Public bodies could also have a duty to “have regard” to the strategy when providing housing.

Further legislation could happen in the future “once there is a greater availability of adequate housing”, it added.

Housing Secretary Jayne Bryant said: “Ensuring everyone in Wales has a decent, affordable and safe place to call home is a key ambition of this government.”