Written question WQ85941
- Asked by
- Mark IsherwoodConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Social Justice
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 8 days
Question
How many people have become homeless who: (a) arrived through the Ukraine super sponsor scheme; (b) arrived through the Ukraine sponsorship scheme; (c) are Ukrainians living in Wales on seasonal-worker visas; or (d) are Afghans who have arrived under the ARAP and ACRS schemes, broken down by local authority area?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Social Justice
We do not collect homelessness data broken down by nationality so the Welsh Government does have specific data on the numbers of Ukrainians or Afghans affected.
Since March 2020, Welsh Government has taken an ‘all-in’ approach to people experiencing homelessness, and since August 2020 has published monthly data on the number of people supported with temporary accommodation. The data can be found here: Homelessness accommodation provision and rough sleeping: June 2022 | GOV.WALES.
Nevertheless, we work closely with partners in a Team Wales approach to avoid homelessness for people seeking sanctuary wherever possible.