During #BlackHistoryMonth https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> we will be highlighting how poverty and housing insecurity, 2 of the main causes of homelessness, disproportionately affects black and ethnic minority people in Wales. We must do more to reduce these inequalities and #endhomelessness for everyone.

Previous research suggests that access to good quality affordable housing has been hard for BAME people, meaning they have been at an increased risk of homelessness #BlackHistoryMonth https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">

Evidence suggests that people from BAME backgrounds may be less aware of the housing options available to them, this may stem from language barriers which particularly affect BAME migrants and refugees #BlackHistoryMonth https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">

A key cause of homelessness is poverty, which disproportionately affects BAME people.

In Wales, the proportion of ethnic minority people in poverty is higher compared to White people, with unemployment for ethnic minority females 5% higher than the UK average #BlackHistoryMonth https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">

Perceptions of race and it& #39;s impact also matter, with a report in 2016 finding that 75% of BAME people in Wales said they had suffered racism in the past five years #BlackHistoryMonth https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">