Senedd Statement of Opinion tabled calling for pan-Wales assessment of the housing needs of adults with learning disabilities
Oct 6
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Leticia Gonzalez MS has today tabled a Senedd Statement of Opinion, supporting the call by First Choice Housing Association, for a pan-Wales Assessment of the housing needs of adults with learning disabilities. This is important because without this critical data, we cannot plan effectively for the care and housing of some of the most vulnerable people in our society.
FCHA is now urging Senedd Members across the political spectrum to lend their support by subscribing to the following Statement of Opinion: https://record.senedd.wales/StatementOfOpinion/545
Statement of Opinion – OPIN – 2026 - 0545
This Senedd:
1. Supports the call by First Choice Housing Association for a pan-Wales assessment of housing needs, per local authority, for adults with learning disabilities.
2. Notes the absence of this data is contributing to a failure in the integration of care and housing for adults with learning disabilities.
3. Further notes that consequently, some of the most vulnerable people in society are being detained in hospitals, often hundreds of miles from their communities and families, with little or no plan for what will happen to them.
4. Calls on this Senedd to commit to working with Welsh Government to end this practice.
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There should be more advocacy for housing and community-based support services for adults with learning disabilities. Dignity and the option to live near their family and community should be accessible for all. Integrated services across housing, councils and health would be beneficial to realizing this goal. Strategic planning, like trucking business plan services has other uses. One could organize operations and costs to help set business goals and make important decisions.