HC Deb 03 February 1981 vol 998 c94W
Mr. Ray Powell

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many people were registered as homeless on the lists of local authorities in Wales, giving the figures for each authority separately, for the most recent date available.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The numbers of households and persons accepted as homeless in the third quarter of 1980 are given below:

Welsh Districts Number of households Number of persons
Alyn and Deeside 21 63
Colwyn 4 12
Delyn 10 31
Clyndwr 5 18
Rhuddlan 17 65
Wrexham Maelor 52 151
Carmarthen 17 45
Ceredigion 10 25
Dinefwr 4 16
Llanelli 9 27
Preseli 12 36
South Pembrokeshire 22 61
Blaenau Gwent 29 91
Islwyn 16 54
Monmouth 48 132
Newport 119 313
Torfaen * *
Aberconwy 8 20
Arfon 6 12
Dwyfor 3 6
Meirionnydd 28 75
Ynys Mon 5 24
Cynon Valley 80 259
Merthyr Tydfil 45 95
Ogwr 46 140
Rhondda 55 155
Rhymney Valley 58 188
Taff-Ely 12 33
Brecknock 10 33
Montgomery 10 30
Radnor 2 9
Cardiff 134 322
Vale of Glamorgan 54 193
Afan 12 35
Lliw Valley 16 48
Neath * *
Swansea 263 589
Wales Total 1,242 3,406
* Not available.