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Data Provider: Welsh Government Households eligible for homelessness assistance and in priority need by Area and Measure (Section 75)
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Wales31,64123122,974515167219,012
Isle of Anglesey*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 publication383*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication4,686
Gwynedd492*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication318475*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication3,669
Conwy1,3622578974791708,046
Denbighshire1,4673488644232056,294
Flintshire546*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication330477*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication8,046
Wrexham1,7552981,2364992107,833
Powys1,4402399994471667,101
Ceredigion321103240525763,210
Pembrokeshire1,3892461,0025301788,424
Carmarthenshire3,5734332,58051631315,945
Swansea1,8721711,28449911821,663
Neath Port Talbot92714989468114310,917
Bridgend2,1213371,63550226011,430
Vale of Glamorgan1,1581998555251465,697
Cardiff3,9152533,59764723237,710
Rhondda Cynon Taf1,7821681,35954012910,845
Merthyr Tydfil5642243094141235,001
Caerphilly2,0762691,39248718111,808
Blaenau Gwent132*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication105558*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication3,237
Torfaen1,0292537205001786,591
Monmouthshire750183501485*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication4,386
Newport2,7844201,72544326016,473

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.

Data collection and calculation

Mid 2018 household estimates have been used to calculate the ‘rates per 10,000’, for 2019-20 data.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

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.

Revisions information

None

Title

Statutory Homelessness: Key Indicators

Last update

9 September 2025 9 September 2025

Next update

July 2026

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Homelessness data collection, Welsh Government

Source 2

Household Estimates for Wales, Welsh Government

Contact email

stats.housing@gov.wales

Designation

None

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, Outcomes, Applications