HC Deb 01 August 1984 vol 65 cc328-9W
Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will produce a table showing the total expenditure of local authorities, in each year from 1 April 1978, on bed-and-breakfast accommodation for households accepted under the Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977; and if he will give this information (a) for Wales and (b) for each local authority district in Wales.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The following table gives details of expenditure on bed-and-breakfast accommodation reported by individual authorities. It is not possible to separately identify expenditure on households accepted under the House (Homeless Persons) Act 1977. Other expenditure on the provision of temporary accommodation for the homeless is not readily identifiable.

Expenditure by Welsh local authorities on bed and breakfast accommodation
Welsh Districts 1978–79 £ 1979–80 £ 1980–81 £ 1981–82 £ 1982–83 £
Alyn and Deeside
Colwyn
Delyn
Glyndŵr 625 228 322 198
Rhuddlan
Wrexham Maelor 1,105 607
Carmarthen 2,637 1,840 12,322 9,761 15,981
Ceredigion 4 222 292 2,006
Dinefwr 73
Llanelli 171 700 939 1,667
Preseli 22,557 17,525 21,403 30,607
South Pembroke 705 1,887 980 1,859 1,905
Blaenau Gwent
Islwyn
Monmouth
Newport 877 8,676 6,360
Torfaen
Aberconwy 36,673 39,240 27,426
Arfon
Dwyfor 2,282 3,450 1,870 1,223 40
Merionydd 50 100 40
Yns Môn
Cynon Valley
Merthyr Tydfil 1,678 13
Ogwr
Rhondda 1,500 1,245 1,106 2,448 4,234
Rymney Valley
Taff-Ely 1,000 110 119
Brecknock
Montgomery
Radnor
Cardiff 14,040 31,031 181,429 166,916 66,821
Vale of Glamorgan
Afan 8,790 1,500 200
Lliw Valley
Neath
Swansea 204 97 215
WALES TOTAL 31,579 65,571 254,281 254,454 158,226