This paper reviews the homeless provisions in Cardiff, Wales. At first it discusses the findings of the study on homelessness in the UK. The causes of homelessness are: economic restructuring, sociodemographic transformations, the changing of the political environment, and private problems. The homeless became younger, went from family to single persons, became more troublesome, and experienced a shortage of government resources over the course of the 1980s and 1990s. Secondarily, it discusses the findings of statistics on homelessness in the UK and finds the characteristics in Cardiff. Thirdly, it describes the homeless provisions in Cardiff. They are composed of three levels: primary services, secondary services and tertiary services. The primary services are composed of front-line outreach and the provision of accommodations. The secondary services are provisions of accommodations with various types of support. The tertiary services are general provisions of accommodations with support and specialist housing provisions for those who are likely to be homeless without support. The floating support brings the homeless from secondary services accommodations to permanent housing. The secondary support agencies indirectly aid the homeless field and support homeless or potentially homeless people. The location of service provisions in the downtown area of Cardiff helps the every day life of homeless people.
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