Homelessness, October to December 2011

Statistics on homelessness include data for Wales for the period October to December 2011.

The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 20 December 2011.

Household acceptances

• Generally, the number of households accepted as homeless fell from the peak in 2004-05 through to the end of 2009 but have since been increasing. However, the October to December 2011 quarter  saw a decrease of 9 per cent compared to the same quarter of 2010 and the lowest number of acceptances in a quarter (1,395) since October to December 2009 (Table 1). The figures are influenced by seasonal factors however, and may represent a quarterly fluctuation rather than a change in trend.

Households in Temporary Accommodation

• In general, the use of temporary accommodation has been falling since 2005-06, although numbers had been increasing since December 2009 as a consequence of the increase in acceptances. As with acceptances there was a decrease in this quarter with 2,530 households in temporary accommodation at the end of December, down by 3 per cent on December 2010.
• The 245 households in bed and breakfast accommodation at the end of December 2011 represent a 5 per cent increase on December 2010. Of these, 20 households (9 per cent) contained children, which has also increased over the last two years.

Further information

StatsWales website

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 5055
E-mail: stats.housing@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

20 June 2012