How many homeless people are in wales?

Answer 1

This is a very difficult question to answer, because there are actually no accurate official figures of the homeless. Because they have no fixed address or easy way to locate, homeless figures are usually very inaccurate and are based on educated guesses.

The latest guessimate figures for 2012 have not yet been released, however in 2011 there were a reported figure of around 15,000 homeless in Wales alone. However this information has only been collected from 18 of the 22 councils in Wales, so there may be more homeless people.

As I said, these figures are never accurate.

In 2012 Wales did report an 11% rise in people seeking homeless housing or homeless sheltered accommodation from the British government compared to 2011. Many of these are victims of the recession who lost their homes due to falling behind on payments. Most of them have children.

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