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Data Provider: Welsh Government All cases where positive action succeeded in preventing/relieving homelessness
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[Collapse]Total cases able to remain in existing home3,180.The data item is not applicable3,180
Total cases able to remain in existing homeMediation and conciliation219.The data item is not applicable219
Of which are for a young person42.The data item is not applicable42
Financial payments522.The data item is not applicable522
Debt and Financial Advice129.The data item is not applicable129
Resolving Housing and Welfare Benefit problems135.The data item is not applicable135
Resolving rent or service charge arrears354.The data item is not applicable354
Measure to prevent domestic abuse48.The data item is not applicable48
Negotiation or legal advocacy to ensure that someone can remain in accommodation in the private rented sector324.The data item is not applicable324
Mortgage arrears interventions or mortgage rescue15.The data item is not applicable15
Providing other assistance or specialist support for problems1,449.The data item is not applicable1,449
[Collapse]Total cases assisted to obtain alternative accommodation6,3876,92713,314
Total cases assisted to obtain alternative accommodationAny form of non self-contained supported accommodation1291,0351,161
Private rented sector accommodation with landlord incentive scheme (e.g. cashless bond, finders fee, deposit payment, rent in advance, landlord insurance payment)1,1616691,830
Private rented sector accommodation without landlord incentive scheme1,2667682,031
Accommodation arranged with friends, relatives or returning home6789481,629
Self contained supported accommodation216744957
Social Housing - Local Authority1,2361,0862,322
Social Housing - RSL1,3411,4582,799
Low cost home ownership scheme, low cost market housing solution151227
Other assistance or support348207555

Metadata

General description

The information is based on an annual statistical return completed by local authorities in Wales. The information is collected in order to establish the number and type of households that were provided with assistance by local authorities during the period. This data is used by the Welsh Government, homelessness agencies and other housing organisations, in order to help monitor trends in the overall level of statutory homelessness across Wales.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

From 2015-16 onwards. Data not collected for 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Users, uses and context

Please find this information in the related statistical publication, as per the given weblink.

Rounding applied

All the figures are rounded independently to the nearest 3 to protect the identity of individuals

Title

All cases where positive action succeeded in preventing/relieving homelessness

Last update

9 September 2025 9 September 2025

Next update

July 2026

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Homelessness data collection, Welsh Government

Contact email

stats.housing@gov.wales

Designation

None

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local authorities

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

Statistical quality

There are a number of factors (including timing issues, the recording of multiple outcomes and local authority IT reporting systems), which have impacted on the quality and accuracy of the data collected and published on statutory homeless for 2015-16. These are mainly due to the legislative changes introduced in April 2015 and the time needed for the local authority data providers to fully absorb the impact of these changes and to adjust their internal systems and processes accordingly. Further information is provided in Section 2.2 of the accompanying annual statistical release.

Whilst we have worked closely with local authorities to improve the quality of the data there is a limit to the improvements that can be made retrospectively to the 2015-16 data and some concerns over the quality and accuracy of the data remain. Although the pre April 2015 statutory homelessness statistics were designated as National Statistics, given the concerns over data quality a temporary de-designation of the Homelessness Statistics data for 2015-16 has been agreed with the UK Statistics Authority. The 2015-16 data as published on Stats Wales and within the accompanying release are therefore not classified as National Statistics.

Keywords

Housing, Homelessness, Successful Outcomes, Homelessness Prevented, Homelessness Relieved