Research and analysis

Rough sleeping questionnaire 2025: Findings

Findings from analysis of the 2025 Rough Sleeping Questionnaire.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
• Published: 27 November 2025
• Last updated: 28 May 2026
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  1. 28 May 2026

     Added the Chief Analyst foreword and the expanded findings from free-text responses.

  2. 26 February 2026

     Added Rough Sleeping Questionnaire 2025: Expanded findings on mental health, Methodology and technical annex, and copy of the Questionnaire.

  3. 27 November 2025

     First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Rough Sleeping Questionnaire 2025: Chief Analyst foreword

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Rough sleeping questionnaire 2025: Headline findings

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Rough sleeping questionnaire 2025: Expanded findings on women

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Rough Sleeping Questionnaire 2025: Expanded findings on mental health

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Rough Sleeping Questionnaire 2025: Expanded findings from free-text responses

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Rough Sleeping Questionnaire 2025: Methodology and technical annex

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Copy of the Rough Sleeping Questionnaire 2025

PDF, 785 KB, 81 pages

Details

The Rough Sleeping Questionnaire was first run in 2019 to provide detailed information on rough sleeping experiences to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).

It was repeated in 2025 to continue MHCLG’s mission to improve services for people who sleep rough, and those at risk of sleeping rough, with the help of the latest data.

These reports summarise the analysis of the questionnaire responses and include expanded analysis of:

• mental health
• the free-text responses
• the experiences of women

The findings provide key insights into the experiences of those who sleep rough.