HC Deb 28 May 1982 vol 24 c458W
Mr. Anderson

asked the Secretary of State for Wales for how many homeless households Welsh local authorities accepted responsibility in the first half of 1981; and how these figures compare with the two previous six month periods.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

Two thousand, eight hundred and thirty in the first half of 1981 compared with 2,786 and 2,660 in the second and first halves of 1980 respectively.

Mr. Anderson

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of homeless households for whom local authorities accepted responsibility in the first half of 1981 belonged to one of the priority need categories in the Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

Eighty-five per cent.

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