At the recent breakfast held by the Station House pub in Whitland for Safe Haven Homeless CIC, a sum in excess of £170 was raised towards their cause.

It was the first fundraising event for the newly set-up CIC, and after extensive advertising in the local press and via Facebook the Community Interest Company welcomed guests to a special area in the pub on the morning of Saturday, May 9.

The Inn’s landlord, Mike, allowed Safe Haven to put on a display of various leaflets and posters and sell some mugs; whilst each table had a collection tin on it too and there were several generous donations made.

“Safe Haven Homeless CIC is being setup to provide a safe location with a varied support package to help homeless people in the locality who are desperate to get their lives back on track,” explained Steve Cox, one of the directors at Safe Haven Homeless CIC.

“We intend to fund our initial startup costs from grant funding, and by holding events like this, we show the grant funders that we are capable of raising funds.

“We’re in the process of having a website built, there should be a donations portal on it.

“At present it’s only got a front page but our web designer, OROGO Advertising are working hard behind the scenes to complete it for us at www.safe-haven-homeless.org.uk”

Recent data has seen Welsh Councils seeing the highest number of homelessness applications tied to relationship breakdowns.

Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council recorded the highest total over the period, with 2,712 applications.

Carmarthenshire County Council (1,480) and Pembrokeshire County Council (1,433) also recorded relatively high levels, suggesting that both urban and more rural authorities are affected, though the scale of pressure is most pronounced in a small number of higher-volume councils.