"We cannot agree with the view that improved homelessnessservices will attract more people an the answer is not providing the necessary services and support provision in the hope of deterring presentations from other areas, " he said.
In the debate on housing benefit reform on Tuesday 13 March 2012, Huw Lewis AM outlined the wider impact of the changes on health and social services and homelessness figures.
The spending proposal he unveiled Thursday holds taxes steady and avoids major layoffs while grappling with rising benefit expenses, increased spending on schools and growing demand for aid to the homelessness and other social services, officials said.