§ Mr. HainTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many(a) homelessness inquiries, (b) homelessness cases and (c) accepted homelessness cases were referred to his office between January and June 1991, by district.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettThe information requested is given in the following table. Numbers of inquiries relate to all contacts made with local authorities regarding 601W homelessness, excluding telephone inquiries. Those inquiries which become substantive are referred to as presented cases.
Homelessness activity, by district, for the period January—June 1991 District Inquiries Cases presented Cases accepted Aberconwy 77 77 24 Alyn and Deeside 145 130 114 Arfon 26 20 20 Blaenau Gwent 268 234 195 Brecknock 52 52 46 Cardiff 1,111 1,044 799 Carmarthen 39 42 39 Ceredigion 70 70 68 Colwyn 26 17 17 Cynon Valley 351 340 220 Delyn 587 379 142 Dinefwr 121 121 100 Dwyfor 30 29 14 Glyndwr 19 16 16 Islwyn 201 169 76 Llanelli 68 68 68 Lliw Valley 76 58 45 Meirionnydd 96 54 53 Merthyr Tydfil 100 100 73 Monmouth 127 127 92 Montgomeryshire 96 64 64 Neath 243 197 181 Newport 593 593 593 Ogwr 481 335 259 Port Talbot 230 199 70 Preseli Pembrokeshire 73 56 48 Radnorshire 10 10 10 Rhondda 59 54 53 Rhuddlan 78 36 28 Rhymney Valley 476 129 93 South Pembrokeshire 52 52 43 Swansea 775 534 434 Taff-Ely 349 309 138 Torfaen 635 498 269 Vale of Glamorgan 501 501 216 Wrexham Maelor 552 539 223 Ynys Môn 59 31 27 Wales Total 8,852 7,284 4,970
§ Mr. HainTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many persons were involved in accepted homelessness cases(a) between January and June 1990, excluding any impact from the Towyn flood disaster and (b) between January and June 1991, by district.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettThe information requested is given in the following table and excludes those persons made homeless as a result of the Towyn flood disaster.
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Persons involved in cases accepted by local authorities as being homeless under section 58 of the Housing Act 1985 January-June 1990 January-June 1991 Aberconwy 86 64 Alyn and Deeside 189 305 Arfon 34 58 Blaenau Gwent 424 469 Brecknock 142 151 Cardiff 1,264 1,900 Carmarthen 86 91 Ceredigion 165 164 Colwyn 46 60 Cynon Valley 280 638 Delyn 518 361 Dinefwr 58 214 Dwyfor 101 45 Glyndwr 25 46
January-June 1990 January-June 1991 Islwyn 195 173 Llanelli 159 153 Lliw Valley 230 124 Meirionnydd 134 132 Merthyr Tydfil 273 207 Monmouth 136 229 Montgomeryshire 90 135 Neath 274 347 Newport 1,504 1,570 Ogwr 524 642 Port Talbot 162 194 Preseli Pembrokeshire 138 129 Radnorshire 24 20 Rhondda 73 137 Rhuddlan 146 97 Rhymney Valley 260 247 South Pembrokeshire 143 114 Swansea 185 964 Taff-Ely 293 365 Torfaen 775 533 Vale of Glamorgan 603 624 Wrexham Maelor 452 379 Ynys Mon 28 72 Wales Total 10,219 12,153