Occurrences of people placed into temporary accommodation during the period by local authority and reason for homelessness

Next update expected:29 October 2026

Updates

• 24th September 2026:

  July 2026

• 27th August 2026:

  June 2026

• 30th July 2026:

  May-26

• 25th June 2026:

  April 2026

• 28th May 2026:

  March 2026

• 30th April 2026:

  February 2026

• 26th March 2026:

  January 2026

• 26th February 2026:

  December 2025

• 5th February 2026:

  November 2025

• 15th January 2026:

  October 2025

• 30th October 2025: Dataset first published.

Main information

• Designation: Official statistics
• Data provider: Local Authorities
• Data source: No specific source from data provider
• Time period covered: January 2024 to July 2026
• Dataset ID: 8b6740fb-6c9e-4301-8093-076f85763775

Overview

• Summary of dataset and variables:

  This relates to the number of individuals experiencing homelessness and being supported by local authorities into temporary accommodation.

  Temporary accommodation is defined as suitable accommodation that is likely to last for under 6 months, including short-term supported accommodation.

  An occurrence of a person being placed into temporary accommodation does not include transfers between different temporary accommodations.

• Data collection or calculation:

  The information presented here is collected via monthly returns from local authorities.

• Statistical quality:

  Vale of Glamorgan data:

  From November 2025 to June 2026, the Vale of Glamorgan was unable to provide any data due to an unexpected system disruption following an upgrade. In agreement with the local authority, their October 2025 data was used as an estimate for these months. This month, Vale of Glamorgan has provided July 2026 data for the following measures:

  • Occurrences of people placed into temporary accommodation during the month

  • Homeless individuals living in temporary accommodation at the end of the month

  • Number of rough sleepers

  Data for these measures for the period of November 2025 to June 2026 has not been revised and October 2025 data continues to be used as an estimate for these months.

  The Vale of Glamorgan remains unable to provide data on the number of homeless individuals moved into suitable long-term accommodation during the month. Therefore, their October 2025 data continues to be used as an estimate for this measure.

  Isle of Anglesey incorrectly recorded data:

  In April 2026, Isle of Anglesey identified that bed and breakfast (B&B) and hotel, and hostels had been incorrectly recorded within their temporary accommodation data for several years. While the total number of individuals in temporary accommodation remained unaffected, the distribution across accommodation types was inaccurate. This also affected the Wales-level figures for these breakdowns.

  The correct breakdowns were first published in Homelessness accommodation provision and rough sleeping: March 2026, published in May 2026. Please refer to that release for further information. Data for periods prior to March 2026 have not been revised, resulting in a discontinuity in the time series from March 2026 onwards.

• 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 accommodation provision and rough sleeping

Published by

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