Homelessness in Arfon

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:33 pm on 30 January 2018.

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Photo of Siân Gwenllian Siân Gwenllian Plaid Cymru 1:33, 30 January 2018

(Translated)

The increase in rough-sleeping is seen as a problem for Cardiff and the large urban areas, but I am very concerned to see an increase in Bangor, which is developing into a destination for homeless people from across north-west Wales and beyond. There is some support available—there are two hostels—but we do need a welfare centre in the city where people can access practical, medical and emotional support. I will be meeting with the agencies this week to see how we can get such a proposal up and running. Can you confirm that some of the additional funding for tackling homelessness among young people—this funding that you announced in December—will be spent in Bangor?