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Read the latest updates from across the Care & Repair movement.
Read the latest updates from across the Care & Repair movement.
21.09.2026
This September, Age Cymru , Age Connects Wales , and Care & Repair Cymru, are coming together to promote Falls Awareness Week.
10.06.2026
We are pleased to see recognition from the Minister of these key issues affecting older people across Wales along with recognition that “home is the foundation of our health and well-being”.
13.04.2026
Care & Repair Cymru has launched a new national fundraising appeal to raise urgent funds to tackle unsafe housing conditions affecting older and vulnerable people.
07.04.2026
Care & Repair Cymru has partnered with Convo to unlock conversations using real time British Sign Language (BSL) interpreting services.
03.03.2026
Older people across Wales who are Deaf or hard of hearing are being urged to come forward for potentially life-saving support, as part of a partnership between Care & Repair Cymru and Wales & West Utilities.
17.12.2025
The end of a UK-wide fuel poverty programme risks leaving vulnerable households in Wales without vital support.
04.12.2025
Every day, Care & Repair caseworkers encounter older people unable to afford even the most basic repairs to their homes. In many areas of Wales, there is currently no public funding available to tackle serious or urgent disrepair among vulnerable, low-income older people.
14.10.2025
A new report from Care & Repair Cymru offers a rare glimpse into the daily work of staff who help thousands of older and vulnerable people live safely and independently at home.
10.10.2025
We are inviting everyone to fill a shoebox with festive gifts and treats, to be delivered to an older person who may not have any friends or family around them this Christmas.
07.10.2025
The West Wales Care & Repair team recently came together for their Annual General Meeting (AGM), marking a special milestone – 10 years of supporting older and vulnerable people to live safely and independently at home.
15.09.2025
Falls Awareness Week 2025 Shines A Spotlight On Community Action Across Wales
08.08.2025
Mr and Mrs Watkins who have been receiving support from Bridgend Care & Repair were visited this week by Jayne Bryant MS, the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government.
07.08.2025
New Welsh Government estimates show that a quarter of Welsh Households are now considered to be in fuel poverty spending more than 10% of their income to heat their home to an adequate temperature.
25.07.2025
Judith Williams, a retired teacher with arthritis and heart problems has been given a new lease of life by an agency that’s helped clients secure £1 million in unclaimed benefits.
21.02.2025
Care & Repair Cymru and Wales & West Utilities are working together to distribute accessible CO alarms to those who are vulnerable due to hearing loss.
22.11.2024
To mark this year’s Welsh Charities Week, we are introducing our new Chair of Trustees. Andrew Vye is a Director […]
07.11.2024
The strategy comes at a critical time as the organisation responds to the growing needs of an ageing population.
16.09.2024
Last year the services we delivered increased significantly compared to 2022/23.
29.05.2024
Care & Repair Cymru CEO Chris Jones accepted the prestigious award at the award ceremony at The King’s Fund in London.
01.05.2024
The Mamwlad Project supports people over 50 in the farming community.
29.04.2024
Care & Repair Cymru has launched a Wales-wide service aimed at reducing the impact and severity of fuel poverty on […]
04.03.2024
Following a rigorous selection and assessment process, Care & Repair Cymru was chosen from more than 500 charities across the UK.
19.01.2024
Rogue builders taking advantage of soaring energy bills.
15.01.2024
The Welsh Government has published its updated hospital discharge guidance.
19.12.2023
2023 has been a year of relentless challenges for our vulnerable older loved ones. We’ve witnessed historically high inflation and […]
22.08.2023
Following the publication of our ‘State of Older People’s Housing in Wales’ report in January 2023, Care & Repair […]
04.07.2023
On 28th June 2023, Mabon ap Gwynfor MS, the Plaid Cymru Housing, Health and Social Care Spokesperson, hosted a short […]
25.06.2023
Sandra Davies is a Care & Repair Caseworker covering the Swansea and Neath Port Talbot area. She visits older people […]
23.06.2023
The last 12 months have been the most successful since the Managing Better service began. Last year, Managing Better helped […]
30.05.2023
The service sped up the safe hospital discharge of 4,302 patients in the last 12 months.