Homelessness, July to September 2012

Statistics on homelessness include data for Wales for the period July to September 2012.

The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 19th September 2012.

The key points from the latest release are:

Household acceptances

• The number of households accepted as homeless fell from the peak in 2004-05 through to the end of 2009 but has since been increasing, rising by 4 per cent during 2011-12.  However the number of acceptances has fallen during the first half of 2012-13, with acceptances during the July to September 2012 quarter down by 18 per cent compared to the same quarter of 2011.

Households in Temporary Accommodation

• In general, the use of temporary accommodation fell between 2005-06 and 2009-10 but has since been increasing as a consequence of the increase in acceptances. However the number of households in temporary accommodation at the end of September 2012 was less than 1 per cent higher than at the end of September 2011.
• The use of temporary bed and breakfast accommodation has generally been increasing since the low at the end of September 2010, rising to 275 households in B&B at the end of September 2012. Of these, 15 households (5 per cent) contained a child, which is similar to the level seen at the end of September 2010.

Further information

StatsWales website.

Contact

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

Next update

March 2013 (provisional - to be confirmed on the 'Due Out Soon' page)