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If you're 16-25, this is your election. Welsh net-zero targets, the housing market you're entering, mental-health services, and the youth-gender care debate are all live.
How fast should Wales cut its carbon emissions?
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- Climate & Environmentconcretep.35
Support new nuclear at Wylfa creating over 3,000 jobs
The nuclear development at Wylfa will be supported, creating more than 3,000 jobs. Further opportunities for Wales in nuclear energy generation will be supported where appropriate.
- Climate & Environmentconcretep.35
Target 1.5 GW of locally owned renewable energy by 2035
More energy than ever before will be generated from community-owned projects, with a target for 1.5 GW of renewable energy to be locally owned by 2035 as a minimum and ambition to go further.
- Housingconcretep.43
End homelessness in Wales by 2034
Homelessness will be ended by 2034, with a milestone to have no children placed in bed and breakfast accommodation by 2030.
- Housingconcretep.43
Deliver 100,000 new homes over the next decade
A new decade of housebuilding will deliver 100,000 homes over the next 10 years, including a minimum of 40,000 warm, low-carbon homes for rent in the social sector.
- Climate & Environmentconcretep.36
Establish a £20 million Wildlife Wales Fund for conservation
A £20 million Wildlife Wales Fund will be established to support conservation efforts across Wales.
- Climate & Environmentconcretep.37
Establish a National Flood Agency to coordinate flood risk management
A National Flood Agency will be established to coordinate flood risk management across Wales, carry out an urgent risk-based assessment of existing flood defences, and lead timely independent inquiries following flooding incidents.
- Housingconcretep.43
Aim to build 40,000 new homes by 2030
A target of 40,000 new homes will be pursued by 2030, with an infrastructure-first approach to new housing developments to ensure communities are properly supported.
- Housingconcretep.43
Restore the Right-to-Buy in Wales with reinvested proceeds
The Right-to-Buy will be restored in Wales, with sale proceeds reinvested into more affordable housing and homes protected from re-sale for 10 years to prevent depletion of the social housing stock.
- Climate & Environmentconcretep.44
Develop a National Energy Strategy mapping Wales's path to net zero by 2040
A National Energy Strategy will be developed as an immediate priority, mapping Wales's current and future energy needs, setting a clear long-term infrastructure plan, and providing greater certainty for developers and communities including on emerging green technologies such as green hydrogen.
- Climate & Environmentconcretep.44
Require minimum 15–25% community ownership stake for energy projects over 10 MW
A minimum community-ownership stake of between 15 and 25%, equivalent local-benefit model, Wales Wealth Fund payment, or corresponding means of capturing community benefits will be required for all energy projects over 10 MW as a key condition of consent. Business rates on wind and solar farms will be retained by those local authorities in which they are located.
- Housingconcretep.54
Deliver at least 20,000 new social homes by 2030
Working with local authorities and social landlords, at least 20,000 new high-quality social homes will be delivered by 2030, including through bringing empty properties back into use as social housing.
- Housingconcretep.54
Establish Unnos as a new national social housing enabler
A new national development body called Unnos will be established to accelerate social housing delivery, responsible for land assembly and site identification, planning and project management assistance, facilitating investment, supporting procurement, and encouraging innovation in construction methods.
- Climate & Environmentconcretep.25
Introduce a blue corridor programme for rivers, streams and lakes
A blue corridor programme for rivers, streams, and lakes will be introduced to ensure clean and healthy water, setting new blue flag standards.
- Climate & Environmentconcretep.25
Set binding targets to double nature by 2050
Meaningful and binding targets will be set to stop the decline of Wales' natural environment and double nature by 2050.
- Housingconcretep.37
Build 30,000 social homes prioritising brownfield land
The homes that Wales needs will be built, including 30,000 social homes, prioritising brownfield land and ensuring new developments strengthen local communities.
- Housingconcretep.37
Make homes warmer and cheaper to heat with a ten-year emergency upgrade programme
A ten-year emergency home upgrade programme will be delivered to reduce heating costs.
- Climate & Environmentconcretep.22
Meet 100% renewable electricity demand by 2035 with at least 17GW of generation
Wales will maintain its commitment to meeting 100% of its electricity demand from renewable energy by 2035, with a target of at least 17GW of renewable generation, including 5GW of solar power and 10GW of battery storage.
- Climate & Environmentconcretep.24
Introduce legal biodiversity targets by 2027
Legal biodiversity targets will be introduced by 2027 to ensure Wales remains on track to meet international commitments for 2030 and the long-term vision for nature recovery by 2050. A 'no regression' principle will prevent future governments from weakening environmental protections.
- Housingconcretep.4
Introduce one-year rent freeze including between tenancies
A one-year rent freeze will provide immediate relief to tenants, applying between as well as within tenancies. This will be followed by permanent rent controls allowing Welsh Ministers to designate local authority Rent Pressure Zones where rent caps apply.
- Housingconcretep.4
Ban rental bidding wars with penalties up to £7,000
Rental bidding wars will be banned, with financial penalties of up to £7,000 for landlords or agents who accept offers above the listed price. Rent Smart Wales will collect and publish rental data to support local authority enforcement of rent caps.
- Climate & Environmentconcretep.26
Act as active enabler of nuclear power at Wylfa and Trawsfynydd
A Reform Welsh Government will work constructively with Westminster and industry to unlock nuclear capacity at Wylfa and Trawsfynydd and support Small Modular Reactors. A small, time-limited Welsh nuclear delivery unit will be established focused on site readiness, planning coordination, and infrastructure alignment.
- Climate & Environmentdirectionalp.24
Ban new onshore wind farms and large solar farms on productive land
New onshore wind farms will be banned and ministerial call-in powers used to end solar farms on significant areas of productive arable land that undermine food security. New power lines should be underground where possible.
- Housingconcretep.29
Mandate strict 10-year residency requirement for social housing
Local authorities will be mandated to enforce a strict 10-year residency requirement for social housing to put Welsh citizens at the front of the queue. The requirement would be waived for Armed Forces veterans, domestic abuse survivors, and care leavers under 25.
- Housingdirectionalp.29
Speed up planning and intervene where councils fail to deliver homes
A Reform Welsh Government will speed up planning and intervene where councils fail to deliver the homes their communities need. Most Welsh councils do not currently operate a Community Infrastructure Levy, which Reform argues forfeits strategic funding that should support growth.
The choices that matter most.
- Climate & Environment
How fast should Wales cut its carbon emissions?
Answer it → - Housing
How should Wales fix the housing shortage?
Answer it → - Housing
How much should the law protect renters in Wales?
Answer it → - Health & Care
Should the Welsh NHS run a specialist gender service for under-17s?
Answer it → - Cymraeg & Culture
How big a role should the Welsh language play in everyday life?
Answer it →