HC Deb 25 March 1980 vol 981 c547W
Mr. Frank R. White

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many homeless households there were in Wales for each of the last five years.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

For 1978 and 1979 the position is as follows1978 (last three quarters)—3,204 households were accepted as homeless or threatened with homelessness. 1979 (provisional)—4,468 households accepted as homeless or threatened with homelessness. The statistics for 1978 and 1979 are not comparable with those for earlier years, where these are available.