Healthy Homes
Appeal 2026

Too many older people in Wales are living in unsafe homes.
Help us change that today.

Help Fix Homes. Change Lives in Wales.

Right now in Wales there are many older and vulnerable people living in cold, damp, and unsafe homes. But with your support we can make homes healthier.

Many people live in unsafe homes because they simply cannot afford essential repairs. These conditions can put lives at risk, as well as cause mental health challenges and make existing health problems worse.

That’s why our Healthy Homes Appeal is urgently raising funds that will pay for repairs in homes where people have nowhere else to turn. Every penny raised will go into a dedicated hardship fund that will be used to help people who are most in need. Your support will help provide solutions to things such as the following:

  • Dangerous electrics
  • Damp and mould
  • Leaking roofs
  • Broken windows and locks
  • Dangerous gas fires
  • Uneven steps and flooring

We aim to raise £10,000 before the end of June 2026. Every donation will go to improving the homes of vulnerable older people in Wales.

With your support, we can make homes safer, warmer, and healthier — and give people dignity, stability, and hope.

 

Will you help us reach our £10,000 target before 30 June?

£144 of £10,000 raised

Teams Already Fundraising:

Louhi's Doing a Sky Dive!

With Go SkyDive at Swansea Airport on the Gower Peninsula, Louhi will be taking the big jump! This huge effort will be on 26 June. You can support her by donating on her GoFundMe page – link below.

Sponsored Fancy Dress Static Bike Ride

In North Wales, Conwy and Denbighshire Care & Repair are taking on a cycle challenge with a difference. While wearing fancy dress, the team will ensure someone is cycling on their exercise bike all day, every day in June. Good luck, team!

3,300 Mile Walk Challenge

The Care & Repair Cymru staff team are aiming to walk around Wales, twice! By combining everyone's step count, the aim is to have walked the equivalent of 3,300 miles by the end of June! Use the link below to support the team.

Jack's Running the Swansea Half Marathon

Jack, from the Care & Repair Cymru team, is running the Swansea Half Marathon on June 7th! Use the donation form linked below to support his efforts.

Poppit Sands Beach Clean

On 23 June, the whole team at West Wales Care & Repair will be doing a beach clean at Poppit Sands. Not only will they be raising funds for older people in Wales, they will be doing something brilliant for the local community in Cardigan.

Golf Day Fundraiser in Carmarthenshire

Ashburnham Golf Club, in Burry Port, are kindly hosting a charity golf day to raise funds for the Healthy Homes Appeal. It is taking place on Friday, 21 August 2026. If you'd like to be involved or would like further information, please contact Adrian: adrian.lister@careandrepair.org.uk

Cake Sales Galore

A number of cake sales will be happening across Wales. Care & Repair staff in Carmarthenshire, Caerphilly and Conwy will be raising funds locally through selling delicious treats. Why not do a cake sale at your workplace?

2026 World Cup Sweepstake

Several office teams across Wales are running World Cup sweepstakes, with funds raised going to the appeal. A huge thank you to these groups, and good luck!

Sandra's Story

When 64-year-old Sandra and her husband faced the daunting reality of a collapsed lounge floor, they were left living in unsafe conditions with nowhere to turn. Their insurance refused to cover the repairs, and other funding options were closed.

Despite ongoing health issues and limited financial support, a Care & Repair caseworker stepped in, arranging essential safety checks and securing funding through the Disrepair to Repair Fund.

This fund, which is now supported by the Healthy Homes Appeal, meant Sandra and her husband got the help they urgently needed and can now continue living in their home safely and with peace of mind.

Will you support the appeal and help people like Sandra and her husband?

How Your Donation Can Make a Difference:

These are estimates of the impact of your donation. We promise that every penny we raise will go to improving the homes of older people, giving them the independence and safety they need.

£25

Can provide someone with simple measures to prevent damp and mould, such as draught excluders or radiator foils.

£75

Can provide someone with small repairs that will stop accidents in the home, such as fixing a faulty light switch or socket.

£150

Can help enable one of our caseworkers to visit and assess an older person living in an unsafe home.

£250

Can provide someone with larger repairs, such as installing a new window or repairing a loose step.

Donate now

Get Involved

Fundraise for the Healthy Homes Appeal

We’re inviting businesses, office teams and clubs across Wales to get involved in the Healthy Homes Appeal by organising your own local fundraising initiatives.

There are loads of things you can do to raise money, such as a sponsored challenge, a cake sale, a World Cup sweepstake, a raffle, a sky dive, etc.

Simply complete the form below to receive your fundraising pack. The pack contains:

  • Sponsorship form
  • Collection box
  • Appeal posters (with space to add your event details)
  • Stickers
  • Care & Repair branded merchandise

Once you have planned your event or initiative, please provide us with the details, and we’ll add it to the list below and promote it so that more people donate.

Request a Fundraising Pack
















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    There is a significant funding gap for serious and urgent housing repairs in Wales.

    Every day, Care & Repair see older people in the owner-occupied sector who cannot afford to get repair works done and where there are no funding solutions available. This leaves older people living in poor housing with a major detrimental impact on their health, well-being, and ability to live safely and independently at home.

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