The Housing Authority has 298 pending applications by people considered as homeless, Social Security Minister Marie-Louise Coleiro-Preca said in reply to a parliamentary question today.
The definition of 'homeless' consists of people who:
Currently live in institutes and shelters;
Those currently imprisoned.
Those facing eviction by orders of their landlords or the banks;
Those undergoing rehabilitation who have nowehere to go back to and those living 'on tolerance'