{"id":29754,"date":"2018-02-22T14:04:51","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T14:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=29754"},"modified":"2018-02-22T14:04:51","modified_gmt":"2018-02-22T14:04:51","slug":"people-sleeping-rough-cardiff-rise-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/people-sleeping-rough-cardiff-rise-24","title":{"rendered":"Rough sleepers in Cardiff rise sharply"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>After two recent deaths in Cardiff parks, rough sleeping in the region is worsening, new data shows.<\/h2>\n<p>More people are sleeping rough in Cardiff every year, despite charity and government efforts to tackle the issue. A charity report published two weeks ago shows that the number of rough sleepers has increased by 24 per cent.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29792\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29792\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-29792 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/homeless_rough_sleeper_650.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/homeless_rough_sleeper_650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/homeless_rough_sleeper_650-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/homeless_rough_sleeper_650-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29792 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/homeless_rough_sleeper_650.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/homeless_rough_sleeper_650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/homeless_rough_sleeper_650-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/homeless_rough_sleeper_650-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript> Cardiff has more rough sleepers than to Swansea, Bridgend and Newport combined, according to charity The Wallich.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWithout concerted efforts by a range of stakeholders, the situation is likely to deteriorate,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/thewallich.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/South-Wales-SBL-Monitor-16_17.pdf\">the report<\/a> by The Wallich, a Welsh charity.<\/p>\n<p>Rough sleeping, which is a type of homelessness where people have absolutely nowhere to stay, is a growing issue across all of Wales.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last two years, the country has seen more than a 40 per cent rise in estimated numbers of people living on the streets, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/statswales.gov.wales\/Catalogue\/Housing\/Homelessness\/Rough-Sleepers\/roughsleepers-by-localauthority\">Welsh government<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>From November 2016 to October 2017, The Wallich supported 2,611 people who were \u201cliving street based lifestyles\u201d across Cardiff, Newport, Swansea and Bridgend.<\/p>\n<p>Recent data released by the charity show that more than half of rough sleepers live in Cardiff. They are more likely to be male, with an average age of 40-42.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29797\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29797\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-29797 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/tunnel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/tunnel.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/tunnel-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/tunnel-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29797\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29797 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/tunnel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/tunnel.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/tunnel-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/tunnel-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript> \u201cSometimes, just spending some time talking can mean a lot to someone in a vulnerable situation,\u201d charity The Wallich said.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The rise in homelessness is also very much a national phenomenon.<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer Hoolachan, a sociologist at Cardiff University, identified three contributing factors to the surge in homelessness in the UK: a decrease in social housing, cuts to welfare benefits, and lack of regulation in the rising private rented sector.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the moment [in Wales] when a tenancy comes to an end, the landlord can decide they don\u2019t want you there anymore and they don\u2019t have to give any reason for it,\u201d said Hoolachan.<\/p>\n<p>The Welsh Government, however, introduced the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/anaw\/2014\/7\/contents\/enacted\">Housing Act<\/a> in 2014 in an attempt to prevent homelessness.<\/p>\n<p>But the Wales Audit Office (WAO) recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wao.gov.uk\/system\/files\/publications\/local-government-homelessness-2017-english.pdf\">questioned<\/a> the law\u2019s efficacy: \u201cNot all authorities have effectively organised themselves to fully implement these new duties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAuthorities [\u2026] are generally effective at providing advice, but not all homeless people and potentially homeless people get the help they need,\u201d the WAO said.<\/p>\n<p>Two tragic examples of this are the deaths of an 18-year-old man last Tuesday, near Cardiff Bay, and of a 32-year-old woman, in November.<\/p>\n<p>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><\/div>\n<p>Events such as these have spurred people in Cardiff to demonstrate and to donate money to charities.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, the Reaching out to Rough Sleepers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/news\/wales-news\/it-you-helped-raise-82000-14075319\">campaign<\/a>, organised by The Wallich and the South Wales Echo, raised \u00a382,000 to pay for specialised vehicles to help people on the streets.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29802\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29802\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-29802 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/rough_sleepers_homelessness_650.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/rough_sleepers_homelessness_650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/rough_sleepers_homelessness_650-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/rough_sleepers_homelessness_650-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29802\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29802 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/rough_sleepers_homelessness_650.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/rough_sleepers_homelessness_650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/rough_sleepers_homelessness_650-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/rough_sleepers_homelessness_650-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript> More than 70 per cent of rough sleepers in Cardiff are between 36 and 50 years old.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Charity The Wallich asks people to report rough sleepers with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.streetlink.org.uk\/\">StreetLink<\/a> service. The service allows for local authorities to follow up or help that person.<\/p>\n<p>You can access the service on the <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/streetlink\/id587543230?mt=8&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D4\">mobile app<\/a>, the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.streetlink.org.uk\/\"> website<\/a>, or via telephone on 0300 500 0914.<\/p>\n<div class=\"piktowrapper-embed\" style=\"height: 300px\" data-uid=\"28157268-new-piktochart\">\n<div class=\"pikto-canvas-wrap\">\n<div class=\"pikto-canvas\">\n<div class=\"embed-loading-overlay\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 100%;text-align: center\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"margin-top: 100px\" src=\"https:\/\/create.piktochart.com\/loading.gif\" alt=\"Loading...\" width=\"60px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-top: 100px\" src=\"https:\/\/create.piktochart.com\/loading.gif\" alt=\"Loading...\" width=\"60px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;padding: 0;font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-weight: 600;font-size: 16px\">Loading&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>(function(d){var js, id=&#8221;pikto-embed-js&#8221;, ref=d.getElementsByTagName(&#8220;script&#8221;)[0];if (d.getElementById(id)) { return;}js=d.createElement(&#8220;script&#8221;); js.id=id; js.async=true;js.src=&#8221;https:\/\/create.piktochart.com\/assets\/embedding\/embed.js&#8221;;ref.parentNode.insertBefore(js, ref);}(document));<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, more people are found sleeping rough on the streets of the city. 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