§ Mr. Gwilym JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish the latest available numbers for those registered as homeless for each district council in Wales; and what information he has to show separately those who are sleeping rough.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettNo information is available centrally as to the cause and location of any persons who may be sleeping rough. The number of cases accepted as homeless, within the terms of the Housing Act 1985 and the number of persons associated with these cases, is given in the table:
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Incidence of homelessness—quarter ending 30 September 1991 Welsh districts Cases accepted Persons involved in cases accepted Aberconwy 8 21 Alyn and Deeside 42 114 Arfon 9 20 Blaenau Gwent 73 176 Brecknock 37 114 Cardiff 518 1,180 Carmarthen 23 56 Ceredigion 45 106 Colwyn 18 67 Cynon Valley 96 261
Welsh districts Cases accepted Persons involved in cases accepted Delyn 71 169 Dinefwr 48 107 Dwyfor 18 48 Glyndwr 11 19 Islwyn 51 115 Llanelli 52 149 Lliw Valley 27 77 Meirionnydd 26 72 Merthyr Tydfil 32 84 Monmouth 32 88 Montgomeryshire 32 74 Neath 79 140 Newport 237 628 Ogwr 158 428 Port Talbot 24 69 Preseli Pembrokeshire 29 70 Radnorshire 6 17 Rhondda 51 134 Rhuddlan 14 48 Rhymney Valley 28 71 South Pembrokeshire 21 45 Swansea 191 429 Taff-Ely 57 161 Torfaen 135 276 Vale of Glamorgan 113 323 Wrexham Maelor 94 179 Ynys Mon 8 21 Wales total 2,514 6,156