HC Deb 09 February 1988 vol 127 cc120-3W
Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how many households have been made homeless by the actions of private landlords for the periods(a) January to March 1987, (b) April to June 1987 and (c) July to September 1987, in each district authority area in Wales;

(2) how many households were accepted as homeless in Wales; and how many households were accommodated in temporary accommodation for the periods (a) January to March 1987, (b) April to June 1987 and (c) July to September 1987, in each district authority are (a) in Wales;

(3) how many households were placed in bed and breakfast as temporary accommodation in Wales for the periods (a) January to March 1987, (b) April to June 1987 and (c) July to September 1987, in each district authority area in Wales.

Mr. Grist

[holding answer 8 February 1988]: The information requested is given in the following tables:

April-June 1987
All cases
Welsh districts Cases accepted Of which homeless due to action by landlord Placed in temporary accommodation Placed in bed and breakfast
Aberconwy 7 0 1 1
Alyn and Deeside 43 6 1 0
Arfon 6 1 6 0
Blaenau Gwent 76 6 5 3
Brecknock 24 9 2 0
Cardiff 134 32 97 68
Carmarthen 27 5 7 4
Ceredigion 13 6 1 1
Colwyn 6 2 1 1
Cynon Valley 34 0 2 0
Delyn 68 15 24 1
Dinefwr 15 4 2 2
Dwyfor 15 8 3 3
Glyndwr 4 0 3 0
Islwyn 10 3 1 0
Llanelli 45 5 9 9
Lliw Valley 17 4 1 0
Meirionnydd 12 4 1 0
Merthyr Tydfil 15 1 10 1
Monmouth 50 11 11 1
Montgomeryshire 10 0 1 0
Neath 77 15 12 6
Newport 47 16 33 0
Ogwr 147 23 15 3
Port Talbot/Afan 14 2 0 0
Preseli 15 2 6 6
Radnor 3 0 0 0
Rhondda 22 0 1 1
Rhuddlan 27 1 0 0
Rhymney Valley 34 4 2 2
South Pembrokeshire 17 4 7 0
Swansea 73 11 20 0
Taff-Ely 30 6 1 0
Torfaen 58 7 9 0
Vale of Glamorgan 25 5 14 0
Wrexham Maelor 79 8 4 0
Ynys Mon 5 2 0 0
Wales Total (LA) 1,304 228 313 113

July to September 1987
All cases
Welsh districts Cases accepted Of which homeless due to action by landlord Placed in temporary accommodation Placed in bed and breakfast
Aberconwy 14 1 2 1
Alyn and Deeside 19 5 0 0
Arfon 7 0 3 0
Blaenau Gwent 50 6 10 4
Brecknock 19 11 1 0
Cardiff 142 31 120 96
Carmarthen 27 5 4 1
Ceredigion 15 7 2 1
Colwyn 12 3 4 1
Cynon Valley 53 1 4 0
Delyn 73 7 28 0
Dinefwr 8 0 3 3
Dwyfor 20 7 0 0
Glyndwr 4 1 0 0
Islwyn 14 2 3 1
Llanelli 32 6 5 5
Lliw Valley 30 2 0 0
Meirionnydd 13 5 1 0
Merthyr Tydfil 17 2 7 0
Monmouth 56 14 9 0
Montgomeryshire 13 3 1 1
Neath 61 12 15 11
Newport 62 14 36 6

All cases
Welsh districts Cases accepted Of which homeless due to action by landlord Placed in temporary accommodation Placed in bed and breakfast
Ogwr 76 12 16 3
Port Talbot/Afan 35 6 7 2
Preseli 18 1 9 4
Radnor 2 0 0 0
Rhondda 25 2 0 0
Rhuddlan 18 5 4 0
Rhymney Valley 41 3 0 0
South Pembrokeshire 20 2 3 0
Swansea 67 10 24 0
Taff-Ely 23 2 1 0
Torfaen 111 12 18 0
Vale of Glamorgan 20 7 8 0
Wrexham Maelor 77 10 4 0
Ynys Môn 1 0 0 0
Wales Total (LA) 1,295 217 352 140