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Data Provider: Welsh Government Households for which assistance has been provided during the year, by ethnic group of applicant
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YearData not collected for 2019-20 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.[Filtered]
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Click here to sortWhiteClick here to sortMixed/ multiple ethnic groupsClick here to sortAsian or Asian BritishClick here to sortBlack/ African/ Caribbean/ Black BritishClick here to sortOther ethnic groupClick here to sortEthnic origin not known
[Collapse]Total Outcomes51,2259721,9562,3942,6078,65267,812
Total Outcomes[Collapse]Ineligible householdsIneligible households2881590111108195804
[Collapse]Eligible, but not homeless or threatened with homelessnessEligible, but not homeless or threatened with homelessness7,2871052642674501,4469,822
[Collapse]Number of outcomes - Eligible, threatened with homelessness, prevention assistance provided (Section 66)12,8852734535736031,90516,692
Number of outcomes - Eligible, threatened with homelessness, prevention assistance provided (Section 66)Successful prevention - Eligible, threatened with homelessness, prevention assistance provided (Section 66)7,4521592522973151,0959,570
Unsuccessful prevention - Eligible, threatened with homelessness, prevention assistance provided (Section 66)3,195781232162105254,347
Assistance Refused - Eligible, threatened with homelessness, prevention assistance provided (Section 66)141*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication12*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication9171
Non co-operation - Eligible, threatened with homelessness, prevention assistance provided (Section 66)195*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication30243
Application Withdrawn - Eligible, threatened with homelessness, prevention assistance provided (Section 66)Data for this aspect are only available from 2016-175791815122181726
Application withdrawn due to loss of contact - Eligible, threatened with homelessness, prevention assistance provided (Section 66)Data for this aspect are only available from 2016-171,194153033451441,458
Other Reasons - Eligible, threatened with homelessness, prevention assistance provided (Section 66)126*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication159618177
[Collapse]Number of outcomes - Eligible, homeless, subject to duty to help to secure (Section 73)20,3343787771,0239153,39926,826
Number of outcomes - Eligible, homeless, subject to duty to help to secure (Section 73)Successfully relieved - Eligible, homeless, subject to duty to help to secure (Section 73)5,3431081832822497626,927
Unsuccessfully relieved - Eligible, homeless, subject to duty to help to secure (Section 73)10,7462074475645371,89614,397
Assistance Refused - Eligible, homeless, subject to duty to help to secure (Section 73)129*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication24174
Non co-operation - Eligible, homeless, subject to duty to help to secure (Section 73)6186*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication1287732
Application Withdrawn - Eligible, homeless, subject to duty to help to secure (Section 73)Data for this aspect are only available from 2016-171,302214236392101,647
Application withdrawn due to loss of contact - Eligible, homeless, subject to duty to help to secure (Section 73)Data for this aspect are only available from 2016-171,7673384117723482,421
Other Reasons - Eligible, homeless, subject to duty to help to secure (Section 73)432*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication912*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication75534
[Expand]Number of outcomes - Eligible, homeless but not in priority need351*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication21211893516
[Expand]Number of outcomes - Eligible, homeless and in a priority need but intentionally so156*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication15177
[Collapse]Number of outcomes - Eligible, unintentionally homeless and in priority need (Section 75)9,9331893453965131,59912,975
Number of outcomes - Eligible, unintentionally homeless and in priority need (Section 75)Positively discharged - Eligible, unintentionally homeless and in priority need (Section 75)6,8731472733304441,1049,165
Assistance Refused - Eligible, unintentionally homeless and in priority need (Section 75)3786915*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication75492
Non co-operation - Eligible, unintentionally homeless and in priority need (Section 75)432*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication1539501
Application Withdrawn - Eligible, unintentionally homeless and in priority need (Section 75)Data for this aspect are only available from 2016-17585924159129768
Application withdrawn due to loss of contact - Eligible, unintentionally homeless and in priority need (Section 75)Data for this aspect are only available from 2016-1743861291299576
Other Reasons - Eligible, unintentionally homeless and in priority need (Section 75)1,233152421241561,473
[Expand]Total prevention / Relief19,6654147119061,0052,96425,659

Metadata

Title

Households for which assistance has been provided during the year, by ethnic group of applicant

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

National Statistics

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

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.

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.

Keywords

Housing, Homelessness, Ethnic Group

Statistical quality

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