Households found to be eligible, homeless subject to duty to help to secure during the year: Main reason for loss of last settled home by type of household (Section 73)

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Variable	Visibility	Selected values	Action
Data description	Shown in table	All 10 values	Change values
Period	Shown in table	All 6 values	Change values
Area	Shown in table	All 26 values	Change values
Reason	Shown in table	All 23 values	Change values

Table

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [c] = confidential information.

Data values	Data description	Period	Area	Reason
13,287	All households	2024-25	Wales	Total households
2,013	All households	2024-25	Wales	Parent no longer willing or able to accommodate
1,986	All households	2024-25	Wales	Other relatives or friends no longer willing or able to accommodate
2,649	All households	2024-25	Wales	Breakdown of relationship with partner, Total
1,380	All households	2024-25	Wales	Breakdown of relationship with partner, Non-violent
1,269	All households	2024-25	Wales	Breakdown of relationship with partner, Violent
330	All households	2024-25	Wales	Violence and harassment
3	All households	2024-25	Wales	Violence or harassment which is: racially motivated
3	All households	2024-25	Wales	Violence or harassment which is: due to religion/belief
6	All households	2024-25	Wales	Violence or harassment which is: due to gender reassignment (gender identity)
9	All households	2024-25	Wales	Violence or harassment which is: due to sexual identity/orientation
[c]	All households	2024-25	Wales	Violence or harassment which is: due to disability
306	All households	2024-25	Wales	Violence or harassment which is: due to another reason
69	All households	2024-25	Wales	Mortgage arrears (repossession or other loss of home)
261	All households	2024-25	Wales	Rent arrears, total
45	All households	2024-25	Wales	Rent arrears on social sector dwellings
219	All households	2024-25	Wales	Rent arrears on private sector dwellings
1,977	All households	2024-25	Wales	Loss of rented or tied accommodation
1,560	All households	2024-25	Wales	Prison leaver
405	All households	2024-25	Wales	In institution or care (e.g. hospital, residential home, army etc.)
150	All households	2024-25	Wales	Current property unaffordable
513	All households	2024-25	Wales	Current property unsuitable
1,371	All households	2024-25	Wales	Other (including homeless in emergency, returned from abroad, sleeping rough or in hostel)
2,436	All households	2024-25	North Wales	Total households
285	All households	2024-25	North Wales	Parent no longer willing or able to accommodate

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Metadata

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Next update expected:September 2026

Updates

• 29th January 2026: Dataset first published.

Main information

• Designation: Accredited official statistics
• Data provider: Local Authorities
• Data source: No specific source from data provider

Overview

• Summary of dataset and variables:

  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.

• Data collection or calculation:

  The information is based on an annual statistical return completed by local authorities in Wales. Data not collected for 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Statistical quality:

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

• Rounding applied:

  Disclosure control has been applied to the data. All figures less than 3 have been supressed. All other figures are rounded independently to the nearest 3. As a result, there may be a difference between the sum of the constituent items and the total.

• Related reports:
  • Homelessness statistics

Published by

• Organisation: Welsh Government
• Contact email: stats.housing@gov.wales