Dozens of homeless families were moved out of hotels to make room for tourists' Six Nations bookings, it has been revealed. During the two weekends when home matches were hosted in Cardiff this year, families and individuals without a permanent home were moved out of the city in a move described as "appalling" by a homelessness charity.
It was reported by the Cardiffian in January that families being put up in hotels were at risk of being moved out during the tournament to accommodate bookings on Six Nations weekends. Now, a Freedom of Information request has confirmed that this went ahead and revealed the number of families moved.
For the weekend including February 4 (the Wales v Ireland game), 13 families comprising 52 individuals needed to move out of Cardiff due to the game. For the weekend including February 25 (the Wales v England game), 28 families comprising 103 individuals needed to move out of Cardiff due to the game.
