
2022 No. 1069 (W. 225)
Housing, Wales
The Homelessness (Priority Need and Intentionality) (Wales) Regulations 2022
Made 19 October 2022
Coming into force 24 October 2022

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 72(1)(c) and 78(1) of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014, make the following Regulations.
In accordance with section 72(3) of that Act, the Welsh Ministers have consulted associations representing councils of counties and county boroughs in Wales, and such other persons, as they consider appropriate, in relation to the amendment made by regulation 2 of these Regulations.

In accordance with section 142(3)(b)(i) and (ii) of that Act, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before, and approved by resolution of Senedd Cymru.
Title and coming into force
1 

(1) The title of these Regulations is the Homelessness (Priority Need and Intentionality) (Wales) Regulations 2022.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 24 October 2022.
Addition of further description of person having a priority need for accommodation under Part 2 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014
2 
In section 70(1) of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014, after paragraph (j) insert—“
(k) a person—
(i) who is street homeless (within the meaning of section 71(2)), or
(ii) with whom a person who falls within sub-paragraph (i) might reasonably be expected to reside.”
Amendment of the Homelessness (Intentionality) (Specified Categories) (Wales) Regulations 2015
3 
In regulation 2 of the Homelessness (Intentionality) (Specified Categories) (Wales) Regulations 2015, after paragraph (j) insert—“
(k) a person—
(i) who is street homeless (within the meaning of section 71(2)), or
(ii) with whom a person who falls within sub-paragraph (i) might reasonably be expected to reside.”
Julie James
Minister for Climate Change, one of the Welsh Ministers
19 October 2022