HC Deb 10 April 1989 vol 150 c382W
Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many homeless persons there are estimated to be in Wales; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Grist

The normal measure of statutory homelessness is given by cases accepted by local authorities under part III of the Housing Act 1985. The number of persons in households accepted as homeless during the third quarter of 1988 (July–September) was 4,534.