{"id":26619,"date":"2015-10-26T20:59:42","date_gmt":"2015-10-26T20:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=26619"},"modified":"2015-11-11T12:57:12","modified_gmt":"2015-11-11T12:57:12","slug":"voxpop-welsh-homeless-numbers-in-decline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/no-logo\/voxpop-welsh-homeless-numbers-in-decline","title":{"rendered":"Voxpop: Welsh homeless numbers in decline"},"content":{"rendered":"

The number of Welsh households accepted as homeless has declined this year, with the current figure at 14,160 for the year 2015, according to StatsWales.<\/p>\n

Despite the seeming influx in homeless people throughout Wales, this is not the case, with homeless numbers falling from 15,855 last year.<\/p>\n

StatsWales confirms that the main reason behind homelessness in Cardiff is the loss of rented or tiered accommodation, with the total figure being 230.<\/p>\n

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Despite the ongoing homeless problem in Cardiff, numbers have definitely dropped<\/p><\/div>\n

Llion Bevan, a campaigns officer at Cardiff charity Shelter Cymru says, \u201cCardiff is relatively well catered for due to a mixture of local authority provision and charitable causes working to help also.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cIt has been a tough year with the demand for advice, but many of our surgeries are working to full capacity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many people have a biased view of the homeless, so we took to the street to find out what people really thought some of the main reasons behind homelessness were.<\/p>\n

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