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Homelessness

'I lost my job but now I give guided tours around the city I was once homeless in'
Cardiff
The project has helped him get out of the challenging situation he faced
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'The number of people sleeping rough in Wales is up by two thirds, and a law alone won't change that'
Homelessness
More than 10,000 people are living in temporary accommodation in Wales
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Wales wants to make a law to end homelessness
Homelessness
The Welsh Government wants to increase the standard and amount of housing
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Homeless couple with toddler and newborn baby moved from one hotel to another in 'dreadful' limbo
Cardiff
'My partner had to go into labour in a hotel... the attitude is that there's nothing they can do'
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Prince William and Geri Halliwell come to Wales to launch project
Prince William
He is touring the UK to encourage areas to develop a 'bespoke' action plan
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'Unprecedented' strain on council's homelessness team as calls soar
Homelessness
Cardiff Council figures also showed that progress had been made despite major challenges
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The number of homeless people dying on the streets in Wales has leaped
Homelessness
The project is calling for Welsh Government action
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'My life's been transformed after leaving prison and living in a house for the homeless'
Bridgend
Leo has had a rollercoaster life so far but believes that people should never give up even when things get hard
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Dozens of homeless families moved out of hotels to make way for Six Nations visitors
Cardiff
A homelessness charity said it was "appalling"
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Families made homeless are being housed for months in an airport hotel with locked windows and no facilities
Vale of Glamorgan
‘There are no cooking facilities - you can have tinned food or Pot Noodles'
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'I turned my life around after I lost my mum and ended up living in a women's hostel at 16'
Cardiff
Chloe-Ellie Britton was yet to turn 15 when her mother died and, just a few days after her sixteenth birthday, found herself living in a women's hostel
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Meet the support workers determined that homelessness can be solved
Employment
The Wallich is a homelessness and rough sleeping charity, employing more than 500 dedicated people across Wales
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Life in the Welsh community where heroin and deadly pills are destroying lives
Drugs
'My heart stopped. I don't know how they brought me back. That was the first time I took MSJs. Never again'
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The places in Wales offering a free hot meal for those in need this Christmas
Christmas events
Here are the places in Wales you can get a free hot meal, company and support this festive period.
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Homeless people scared in 'f***ing freezing' conditions on Wales' streets
Homelessness
'If the police hadn't woken me up when it snowed, I'd be dead'
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The legacy of Swansea's Tea Cosy Pete: What he taught Wales about homelessness and what still needs to change
Swansea
Born Brain Boswell, Tea Cosy Pete attracted hundreds to his funeral, but never wanted the limelight. Sadly, most of Wales' homeless population are either hidden or far less celebrated
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'People spit on me and I live off £15 a day' Life on the streets in the area of Wales with the most rough sleepers
Homelessness
'Newport is the worst I've seen any city or town treat their homeless. The kids here spit on you. We've set up a barricade to keep people out'
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Hundreds protest in anger over second homes as Welsh government accused of 'dragging feet'
Homes and property
The Wales is Not for Sale rally was organised by Cymdeithas yr Iaith
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The successful businessman who owns empty eyesores that 'cut a Welsh town in half'
Haverfordwest
'Everyone driving up the high street is faced with a multitude of appalling-looking properties,' said one local. 'It's disgusting'
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The people 'punished for being homeless' by police and courts in Wales and why 'it should make all of us very angry'
Homelessness
One man who had been homeless for a couple of years and had serious mental health issues found himself in court and fined after he refused to leave the bench where he was sleeping — sadly, he's not the only one to face such indignity
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Woman cries as flat shut down after row with 'desperate' neighbours over 'drugs, fights and racism'
Courts
'I swear on my mother's grave I don't smoke ganja'
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Man 'didn't break stride' as he plunged knife in victim's neck, court hears
Crime
'You're the one representing a murderer,' a witness told the accused's barrister in a heated exchange
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Mum and twin toddlers face eviction from hostel after turning down home
Homelessness
'I just want a place where I can be happy with my children'
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Man 'punished for being homeless' in town centre
Homelessness
'He had nowhere to go'
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