Calls to end ‘national disgrace’ of veteran homelessness

VETERAN homelessness has been labelled a “national disgrace” as the Senedd debated Conservative calls for ex-service personnel to be given priority for social housing.

- JOE WOODS

James Evans warned it was unacceptable to have veterans sleeping on the streets, arguing that guaranteeing them a home should be a matter of “principle, not paperwork”.

The Tory Senedd member said: “It is a national disgrace that men and women who wore the country’s uniform - who stood ready to risk everything for our freedoms and protections are sleeping rough or are stuck in insecure accommodation.”

He called on the Welsh Government to require councils and social landlords to give homeless veterans the highest priority for housing.