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Homelessness statistics

This collection includes the latest statistics and management information on homelessness and rough sleeping in England.

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From:
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021) and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Published:
13 September 2013
Last updated:
27 August 2026
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  1. Added Rough Sleeping Data Framework, April to June 2026.

  2. Added Statutory homelessness in England: January to March 2026

  3. Added Rough Sleeping Data Framework, January to March 2026.

  4. Added Statutory homelessness in England: October to December 2025.

  5. Added Statutory homelessness in England: July to September 2025; Rough sleeping data framework, October to December 2025; and Rough sleeping snapshot in England: autumn 2025

  6. Added Rough sleeping data framework, July to September 2025 and Statutory homelessness in England: financial year 2024-25.

  7. New group added to the collection "Ad hoc analyses and statistics" to allow users to quickly find new ad hoc analyses related to our published statistics

  8. Statutory homelessness in England: April to June 2025 added to Homelessness Statistics Collection and Rough Sleeping Data Framework, April to June 2025 added to Rough Sleeping Statistics Collection

  9. Statutory homelessness in England: January to March 2025 added to Homelessness Statistics Collection

  10. Rough Sleeping Data Framework, January to March 2025 added to Rough Sleeping Statistics Collection

  11. Statutory homelessness in England: October to December 2024 added to Homelessness Statistics Collection

  12. Added Rough Sleeping Snapshot in England, Autumn 2024, Rough Sleeping Data Framework, December 2024 and Statutory homelessness in England: July to September 2024.

  13. Added Rough Sleeping Data Framework, September 2024, and Statutory Homelessness in England: April to June 2024.

  14. Added Rough Sleeping Data Framework, June 2024, and Statutory homelessness in England: financial year 2023-24.

  15. Added Statutory Homelessness in England: January to March 2024.

  16. Statutory homelessness in England: October to December 2023 added to Homelessness Statistics

  17. Added Rough Sleeping Snapshot in England, Autumn 2023. Added Ending Rough Sleeping Data Framework, December 2023. Added Statutory homelessness in England: July to September 2023.

  18. Added Statutory homelessness in England: April to June 2023. Added Ending Rough Sleeping Data Framework, September 2023.

  19. Added Statutory homelessness in England: financial year 2022-23. Added Support for people sleeping rough in England, June 2023.

  20. Added Statutory homelessness in England: January to March 2023.

  21. Added Support for people sleeping rough in England, March 2023.

  22. Added Statutory homelessness in England: October to December 2022.

  23. Added Statutory homelessness in England: July to September 2022. Added Rough sleeping snapshot in England: autumn 2022. Added Support for people sleeping rough in England, December 2022.

  24. Added Statutory homelessness in England: April to June 2022. Added Support for people sleeping rough in England, September 2022.

  25. Added Statutory homelessness in England: financial year 2021-22.

  26. Added management information: Support for people sleeping rough in England, March 2022.

  27. Added Statutory homelessness in England: January to March 2022.

  28. Added Statutory homelessness in England: October to December 2021.

  29. Added link to Rough sleeping snapshot in England: autumn 2021.

  30. Added Statutory homelessness in England: July to September 2021.

  31. Added Statutory homelessness in England: April to June 2021.

  32. Added Statutory homelessness in England: financial year 2020-21.

  33. Added Statutory homelessness in England: January to March 2021.

  34. Added Statutory homelessness in England: October to December 2020.

  35. Added Rough sleeping snapshot in England: autumn 2020.

  36. Added Statutory homelessness in England: July to September 2020.

  37. Added Statutory homelessness in England: April to June 2020.

  38. Added Statutory homelessness in England: financial year 2019-20.

  39. Added Statutory homelessness in England: January to March 2020.

  40. Added Statutory homelessness in England: October to December 2019.

  41. Added Statutory homelessness in England: July to September 2019.

  42. Added Rough sleeping snapshot in England: autumn 2019.

  43. Added Statutory homelessness in England: April to June 2019.

  44. Deadline for the online consultation survey has been extended from 31 October to 22 November 2019.

  45. Added text on statutory homelessness statistics online consultation survey.

  46. Added Statutory homelessness in England: January to March 2019.

  47. Added Statutory homelessness in England: July to September 2018 and October to December 2018.

  48. Added Rough sleeping in England: autumn 2018

  49. Added Statutory homelessness in England: April to June 2018.

  50. Added Homelessness prevention and relief: England 2014 to 2015, also related homelessness prevention and relief live tables have been updated.

  51. Added Statutory homelessness in England: October to December 2014.

  52. Added Rough sleeping in England: autumn 2014.

  53. Added Statutory homelessness in England: July to September 2014.

  54. Added Statutory homelessness in England: April to June 2014.

  55. Added Homelessness prevention and relief: England 2013 to 2014.

  56. Added Statutory homelessness in England: January to March 2014.

  57. Added Statutory homelessness in England: October to December 2013

  58. Added Rough sleeping in England: autumn 2013.

  59. Added Statutory homelessness in England: July to September 2013

  60. First published.

The collection includes:

Statutory homelessness statistics, which provide quarterly information about those who local authorities have a duty to accommodate as they are homeless through no fault of their own, eligible for assistance, and have a ‘priority need’. This primarily includes those with children or a vulnerability, including disability or mental ill-health. It also includes information about new statutory duties created by the Homelessness Reduction Act to try and prevent and relieve homelessness for single people, regardless of priority need, or intentional homelessness.

Rough sleeping snapshot statistics, about people sleeping rough on a single night in autumn each year. These statistics provide a way of estimating the number of people sleeping rough across England on a single night and assessing change over time.

The Rough Sleeping Data Framework, which provides quarterly management information to better understand how far rough sleeping is prevented wherever possible, and where it does occur, if it is rare, brief, and non-recurring. This replaces the previous rough sleeping management information about the support for people sleeping rough.

For more information about:

Homelessness statistics, contact HomelessnessStats@communities.gov.uk

Rough sleeping statistics and management information, contact RoughSleepingStatistics@communities.gov.uk

Statutory homelessness

Rough sleeping

Data tables

Dashboards

Ad hoc analyses and statistics

Additional statistical analyses that have not been previously included in our homelessness or rough sleeping statistical releases.

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