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Data Provider: Welsh Government Experimental Statistics Rough Sleepers by local authority
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Click here to sortTotal count of rough sleepersData based on a one night count, which took place between the hours of 11pm and 3am on the last Wednesday, in November.Click here to sortTotal number of emergency bed spacesData based on a one night count, which took place between the hours of 11pm and 3am on the last Wednesday, in November.Click here to sortNumber which were available on the night of the countData based on a one night count, which took place between the hours of 11pm and 3am on the last Wednesday, in November.Click here to sortEstimated number of rough sleepersData was collected over a two week period in early November. Local authorities were encouraged to gain intelligence from local agencies such as outreach workers, the police, the voluntary sector.
[Collapse]Wales8218019240
WalesIsle of Anglesey0002
Gwynedd00026
Conwy5004
Denbighshire07220
Flintshire1005
Wrexham1716231
Powys0222
Ceredigion14216
Pembrokeshire0002
Carmarthenshire2322
Swansea51019
Neath Port Talbot0113
Bridgend6006
Vale of Glamorgan0003
Cardiff3070364
Rhondda Cynon Taf12653
Merthyr Tydfil20018
Caerphilly30010
Blaenau Gwent0000
Torfaen0001
Monmouthshire1005
Newport81218

Metadata

Title

Rough Sleepers by local authority

Last update

4 February 2016 4 February 2016

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Next update

January 2017

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Contact email

stats.housing@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Designation

Experimental statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local authorities

Source 1

National Rough Sleeper Count, Welsh Government

Keywords

Rough sleepers, Homlessness, Housing

Rounding applied

None

Revisions information

None

Users, uses and context

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

General description

This information shows the number of rough sleepers in local authority areas. The data is collected to gain a better understanding of the scale and trends in rough sleeping over time to inform local and national policy.

The total counts of rough sleepers are single night snapshots. The estimated count is based on data collected over a two week period with assistance from the voluntary sector, faith groups, local businesses/residents, health and substance misuse agencies, and the police.

Data collection and calculation

The information presented here is collected via annual returns from Local Authorities.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

2015-16

Statistical quality

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

Name

HOUS2101