Wales Green Party unveils manifesto with rent freeze, 60,000 social homes and childcare pledges

The Wales Green Party has unveiled its Senedd manifesto, setting out a platform built around housing reform and childcare.

BBC’s same-day explainer said the party is promising an immediate rent freeze, a plan to build 60,000 social homes and measures to improve childcare. The manifesto launch comes with the Senedd election due on 7 May 2026.

Party statements in the run-up to the launch had already flagged rent controls and a large housebuilding programme as central pledges. ITV Wales also reported that the Greens had been positioning themselves around a rent freeze, rent controls and a bigger social housing push before the manifesto went public.

The BBC explainer is the clearest current summary of the launch and suggests the party is trying to turn cost-of-living pressure into an election pitch focused on housing and family support.

Earlier coverage had said the party was preparing to publish its manifesto in Port Talbot on Tuesday. The latest reporting indicates that launch has now happened, with housing and childcare at the centre of the offer.

More details may follow if the full manifesto text is published separately or if rival parties respond to the Greens’ proposals.