HC Deb 03 March 1976 vol 906 c635W
Mr. Wyn Roberts

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many homeless people there were in Wales on average in each quarter of 1974 and 1975.

First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Total
1974 … … … … 191 193 200 184 768

In January 1975 the Welsh Office introduced a new system of returns of the

First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Total
Applications … … 183 132 223 307 845
Number of Persons … … 592 416 646 851 2,505

These figures may, however, understate the actual number of homeless families which have made applications to authorities.

Mr. Nicholas Edwards

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many people

1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
Families … … 294 248 250 257 279 367
Persons … … 1,123 951 950 937 820 1,163

The 1975 figures are provisional. Figures for years before 1970 could not be obtained without disproportionate amounts of work.