This research was published as part of our 2026 Senedd election campaign.
CHC analysis has shown that children are experiencing temporary accommodation at a higher rate than adults in Wales.
While the number of people living in temporary accommodation is gradually declining from its peak in August 2023, the number of people - including dependent children under 16 years of age - living in temporary accommodation remains persistently high.
We are not making progress fast enough: Individuals in temporary accommodation declined by 4% in October 2025 as compared to October 2024; however, the monthly average reductions are sluggish, with an average of 0.38% over the first ten months of 2025
Too many people are still reaching a housing crisis: New people are continuing to enter temporary accommodation at a significant rate - on average, nearly 12% of the total number of individuals in temporary accommodation have been new entrants over the last 22 months
We continue to see cycles of repeated homelessness: 15% of people entering temporary accommodation in October 2025 had already been in temporary accommodation within the last 12 months