More than 4,000 people are expected to present themselves as homeless to Swansea Council this year - the first time the figure would be reached. This means they are at risk of homelessness, for example in the process of being evicted, not that they are sleeping rough.
Also for the first time there are more than 200 individuals and families living in temporary accommodation in Swansea, with around 130 of those in bed and breakfasts. That's more than four times as many people in bed and breakfasts than in 2019-20.
The figures were contained in a report before the council's scrutiny committee which heard from housing officers and Cllr Andrea Lewis, whose cabinet brief includes housing, about various schemes to help people. Councillors were repeatedly warned that demand for housing was outstripping supply.
