§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people are currently estimated to be homeless in each unitary authority. [30952]
§ Mr. Win GriffithsInformation is not recorded centrally on the number of individual people estimated to be homeless. Information on homeless households is shown in the following table:
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Homeless households1 by unitary authority, July-September 1997 Unintentionally homeless and in priority need Intentionally homeless and in priority need Homeless but not in priority need Blaenau Gwent 40 7 11 Bridgend 56 17 137 Caerphilly 56 3 33 Cardiff 56 1 236 Carmarthenshire 34 2 32 Ceredigion 40 — 7 Conwy 33 13 42 Denbighshire 39 6 12 Flintshire 41 — 23 Gwynedd 28 2 6 Isle of Anglesey 9 2 13 Merthyr Tydfil 18 2 11 Monmouthshire 18 — 18 Neath Port Talbot 11 1 58 Newport 26 3 41
Homeless households1 by unitary authority, July-September 1997 Unintentionally homeless and in priority need Intentionally homeless and in priority need Homeless but not in priority need Pembrokeshire 35 8 33 Powys 49 8 29 Rhondda, Cynon, Taff 109 7 38 Swansea 175 2 191 Torfaen 37 — 19 Vale of Glamorgan 20 5 — Wrexham 15 14 100 Wales 945 103 1,090 1 Excludes households not eligible for assistance under the Housing Act 1996.