Accredited official statistics

Statutory homelessness in England: January to March 2026

Published 13 August 2026

Applies to England

1. Main findings

Homelessness assessments and duties owed are slightly lower compared to last year.

Between January and March 2026, 92,200 households had an initial assessment, down 1.0% from the same period last year. 83,850 households were assessed as owed a duty to prevent or relieve homelessness, down 2.1% on last year.

Prevention duties increased, while relief duties fell.

39,200 households were assessed as being threatened with homelessness and therefore owed a prevention duty, up 1.8% compared to last year. Of these, 6,540 households were due to service of a Section 21 notice to end an Assured Shorthold Tenancy, down 3.5% compared to last year.

44,650 households were initially assessed as homeless and therefore owed a relief duty, down 5.3% compared to last year. Of these, 10,980 were households with children, down 8.7% compared to last year.

16,060 households were accepted as owed a main homelessness duty, down 6.3% compared to last year.

The number of households in temporary accommodation, including both those with children and adults only is at a record high. 

On 31 March 2026, there were 135,580 households in temporary accommodation, up 1.1% compared to the previous quarter. Of these 86,460 were household with children, up 0.8% and 49,120 were adult only households, up 1.5%.

The number of families in bed and breakfast (B&B) beyond the six-week limit and overall has fallen and continues to decrease.

On 31 March 2026, there were 1,900 families in B&B, down 0.5% compared to the previous quarter, and 1,000 families in B&B over 6 weeks, down 16.7% compared to the previous quarter.

2. National targets and local outcome framework 

Metrics from the statutory homelessness data are used for monitoring against government targets set out in the national plan to end homelessness strategy and baselines from the local outcome framework. The baseline for comparison is July to September 2025 or 30 September 2025.

The percentage of duties owed where homelessness was prevented or relieved has slightly declined but improved for households experiencing multiple disadvantage.

This metric measures the percentage of successful outcomes at preventing or relieving homelessness in a quarter relative to the number of new prevention or relief duties owed that quarter.

Compared to July to September 2025,

• The percentage of duties owed where homelessness was prevented or relieved, 44.3%, decreased 1 percentage point from 45.3%.
• The percentage of duties owed where homelessness was prevented or relieved in households experiencing multiple disadvantage, 36.9%, increased 2.5 percentage points from 34.4%.

Chart 1: Percentage of duties owed where homelessness was prevented or relieved, July to September 2025 to January to March 2026

Source: Statutory homelessness in England: January to March 2026

Data download: Statutory Homelessness England level time series

The number of families in bed and breakfast over 6 weeks has fallen while the number of households with children in temporary accommodation has risen.

Compared to 30 September 2025,

• The number of households with children in B&B over 6 weeks decreased by 40.1% (670 households)

Chart 2: Number of households with children in B&B accommodation and households in B&B over 6 weeks, on 30 June 2019 to 31 March 2026

Source: Statutory homelessness in England: January to March 2026

Data download: Statutory Homelessness England level time series

Compared to 30 September 2025:

• The number of households with children in temporary accommodation increased by 0.9% (750 households).

Chart 3: Number of households in temporary accommodation since 30 June 2019 to 31 March 2026 by household composition

Source: Statutory homelessness in England: January to March 2026

Data download: Statutory Homelessness England level time series

3. About our statistics

Statutory homelessness concerns duties placed on local authorities to take reasonable steps to prevent and relieve homelessness to eligible households.

• The data in this release, and additional data on statutory homelessness is available at tables on homelessness.

• Short definitions for technical terms are in the glossary in this release.

• Changes in the number of households in the current period are typically compared to the same period in the previous year, i.e. percentage increases or decreases, due to seasonal changes. Some data is compared proportionally to the same period in the previous year, i.e. percentage point increases for larger proportions of all households and percentage point decreases for lower proportions of households. Some changes that are less impacted by seasonal change are also compared to the previous quarter e.g. temporary accommodation. National targets are compared to a baseline, July to September 2025 or 30 September 2025.

Uses and limitations

These statistics can be used:

• To count the number of homelessness duties accepted by local authorities for this quarter and to compare local authorities and regions in England
• To assess changes in the number of homelessness duties since 2018
• To understand the causes, circumstances, and characteristics of households owed a duty for this quarter
• To understand the number of households and the characteristics of temporary accommodation

These statistics cannot be used:

• To estimate the total number of people sleeping rough
• To estimate the total number of people sofa surfing, those in recreational or organised protest, those in squats, or traveller campsites
• To estimate the households that have yet to make a homelessness application and those who aren’t eligible
• To compare with other countries in the UK
• To compare to figures before 2018 recorded via the P1E collection

4. Statutory homelessness initial assessments and duties owed

Fewer households were assessed as owed a homelessness duty compared to the same time last year.

92,200 households were initially assessed by their local authority to determine if they were owed a statutory homelessness duty, down 1.0% from January to March 2025.

Chart 4: Number of households owed a prevention or relief duty, April to June 2019 to January to March 2026

Source: Statutory homelessness in England: January to March 2026

Data download: Statutory Homelessness England level time series

83,850 households were assessed as owed a duty, down 2.1% from the same time last year. Of these:

• 39,200, 46.8% of households owed a duty, were assessed as at risk of becoming homelessness and therefore owed a prevention duty, up 1.8% from the same time last year.
• 44,650, 53.2% of households owed a duty, were initially assessed as homeless and therefore owed a relief duty, down 5.3% from the same time last year.

5. Statutory homelessness prevention and relief duty outcomes

More households secured accommodation when their prevention or relief duty ended compared to the same time last year.

Chart 5: Percentage of prevention and relief duties that ended with accommodation secured, April to June 2019 to January to March 2026

Source: Statutory homelessness in England: January to March 2026

Data download: Statutory Homelessness England level time series

Chart 6: Percentage of households for which prevention or relief duty ended by outcome in January to March 2026

Source: Statutory homelessness in England: January to March 2026

Data download: Statutory Homelessness England level time series

35,130 households had a prevention duty end between January to March 2026, down 3.6% from the same quarter last year. Of these households:

• Most had their prevention duty end with the household securing accommodation for 6 months or more, 54.7% or 19,230 households. Up 3.6 percentage points compared to the same time last year.
• A quarter became homeless, 25% or 8,770 households would then be owed a relief duty. Down 2.4 percentage points compared to the same time last year.

51,600 households had a relief duty end between January to March 2026, down 3.5% from the same quarter last year. Of these households:

• Most had their relief duty end because their homelessness had not been relieved within 56 days, 47.1% or 24,280 households, meaning their local authority would need to assess whether the households would be owed additional support though the main homelessness duty. This is down 4.6 percentage points compared to the same time last year.
• Over a third, 34.8% or 17,950 households had their relief duty end with the households securing accommodation for 6 months or more. Up 3.9 percentage points compared to the same time last year.

6. Main duty decisions and outcomes

Main duty decisions

Most households were accepted as owed a main homelessness duty as the household was judged to be homeless, in priority need, and unintentionally homeless.

Chart 7: Number of households by decision of main duty assessment from January to March 2025 to January to March 2026

Source: Statutory homelessness in England: January to March 2026

Data download: Statutory Homelessness England level time series

24,820 households had an assessment from their local authority between January to March 2026 to assess whether they would be additional support through the main homelessness duty, down 4.7% compared to the same time last year. Of those:

• 16,060 households, 64.7%, were accepted as owed a main homelessness duty as the household was judged to be homeless, with priority need, and unintentionally homeless, down 1.1 percentage points compared to last year.
• 1,180 households, 4.8% were not owed a main duty as the household was assessed to be homeless and have priority need, but judged as intentionally homeless, similar to the same time last year.
• 7,310 households, 29.5%, were not owed a main duty as the household was assessed as homeless but with no priority need, up 0.7 percentage points compared to last year.
• 270 households, 1.1%, were not owed a main duty as the household was assessed as not homeless, similar to the same time last year. 

Over half of households owed a main duty were considered to have a priority need because the household included dependent children, 56.2% or 9,020 households. This is the most common priority need among households owed a main duty, it is a lower proportion compared to last year, down 1.5 percentage points.

Main duty outcomes

14,690 households had their main homelessness duty come to an end between January to March 2026, up 11.5% from the same time last year.

Of these, 11,650 households, 79.3%, had their main duty come to and end due to accepting an offer of settled accommodation, a higher proportion than the same time last year up 1.6 percentage points.

7. Temporary accommodation

The number of total households in temporary accommodation has surpassed previous record levels for households with and without children.

135,580 households were in temporary accommodation on 31 March 2026, an increase of 1.1% from the previous quarter and 3.6% from the same time last year. Of these households:

• 86,460 (63.8%) contained children, a similar proportion compared to the same time last year, up 0.4 percentage points.
• 49,120 (36.2%) contained adults only, a similar proportion compared to the same time last year, down 0.4 percentage points.

177,530 children were living in temporary accommodation on 31 March 2026, an increase of 0.8% from the previous quarter and 5.2% from the same time last year.

The number of households with children in B&B, including those in B&B for longer than the statutory 6 week limit, has been decreasing each quarter since the peak on 30 June 2024.

1,900 households in B&B accommodation on 31 March 2026 contained children. This was 1,970 households, or 50.9%, less when compared to 31 March 2025 but just 10 fewer households, or 0.5% less, than 31 December 2025.

Households with children accounted for a smaller proportion of households in B&B compared to the same time last year, falling from 24.6% to 15.5% (down 9.0 percentage points). Consequently the proportion of adult only households increased from 75.4% to 84.5%.

Over half (52.6%) of the households with children in B&B accommodation, 1,000 households, had been resident for more than the statutory limit of 6 weeks. This is down 9.7 percentage points from 62.3% on 31 March 2025.

London and other major cities had the highest rates of households in temporary accommodation.

• 5.5 households were living in temporary accommodation per 1,000 households in England.
• 21.1 households were living in temporary accommodation per 1,000 households in London. The areas with the highest rates in London were Newham (59.8) , Westminster (48.6) and Hackney (32.8).
• 2.8 households were living in temporary accommodation per 1,000 in the Rest of England. The areas with the highest rates were Brighton and Hove (16.2), Hastings (15.1) and Crawley (13.1).

Map 1: The number of households in temporary accommodation per thousand households across England.

Source: Statutory homelessness in England: January to March 2026

Data download: Detailed local authority level tables: January to March 2026

Types of temporary accommodation

Most households with children and adult only households in temporary accommodation, are in nightly paid self-contained accommodation.

Chart 8: Number of households in temporary accommodation on 31 March 2026 by temporary accommodation type and household composition

Source: Statutory homelessness in England: January to March 2026

Data download: Detailed local authority level tables: January to March 2026

Nightly paid temporary accommodation has consistently been the most common temporary accommodation for households with children since 31 December 2023. For adult only households it has consistently been the most common for a shorter amount of time, since 30 September 2024.

Nightly paid self-contained accommodation has increased as a proportion of temporary accommodation, while bed and breakfast accommodation has declined.

Chart 9: Number of households in temporary accommodation from the 31 March 2021 to the 31 March 2026 by temporary accommodation type

Source: Statutory homelessness in England: January to March 2026

Data download: Statutory Homelessness England level time series

On 31 March 2026:

• 51,390 (37.9%) households were in nightly paid self-contained accommodation. Compared to the same time last year this is up 2.3 percentage points.
• 12,220 (9.0%) households were in B&B accommodation, down 3.0 percentage points compared to last year.

Of the households in B&B, 10,320 (84.5%) were adult only households, down 13.1% from the same time last year.

Across all temporary accommodation types except B&B, there are more households with children than adult only households that have spent 5 or more years in temporary accommodation.

The most common length of time for households with children to have spent in temporary accommodation is 2 to 5 years (22,060 households or 25.5%). Most of these households  (36.9%) were in nightly paid self-contained accommodation.  

The most common length of time for adult only households to have spent in temporary accommodation is less than 6 months (16,280 households or 32.2%). Of these 33.8% were in bed and breakfast accommodation.

Chart 10: Overall length of time in temporary accommodation for households in temporary accommodation on 31 March 2026, by type of accommodation and household type

Source: Statutory homelessness in England: January to March 2026

Data download: Detailed local authority level tables: January to March 2026

Out of area temporary accommodation

Most households owed a temporary accommodation duty placed out of area are placed within the same region.

43,180 households owed a temporary accommodation duty were in accommodation in a different local authority (also referred to as out of area temporary accommodation), an increase of 4.1% compared to the same time last year and an increase of 0.4%  from the previous quarter.  The total placements include 210 households where a temporary accommodation duty is owed but the household have made their own arrangements, and are recorded as living in another local authority area.

35,460 (82.1%) out of area placements were made by London authorities.

Households owed a temporary accommodation duty placed out of area account for 1.8 out of every thousand households living in England. In London, households placed out of area account for 9.9 out of every thousand households, the local authorities with the highest rate of households owed a temporary accommodation duty placed out of area were Westminster (31.8), Newham (25.1), and Lambeth (18.2). For the rest of England, excluding London, households placed out of area account for 0.4 out of every thousand households, the local authorities with the highest rates were Oadby & Wigston (4.9), Manchester (4.6), and Dartford  (4.5).

Destinations of out of area temporary accommodation, as reported by the sending local authority

Households placed out of area are most often in the same region or neighbouring regions. In England, 86.8% out of area temporary accommodation were recorded as being in a local authority within the same region as the placing authority. Most households placed in temporary accommodation in another local authority by a London authority were to a local authority in London (86.2%), the South East (8.6%) or the East of England (4.7%).

Table 1: Percentage of Households owed a temporary accommodation duty, who were in another local authority within the same region. 

Region	Households owed a  temporary accommodation duty in another local authority	Households owed a temporary accommodation duty in another local authority within the same region (%)	Households owed a temporary accommodation duty in another local authority not in the same region (%)
England	43,180	86.8%	13.2%
North East	70	100.0%	0.0%
North West	1,940	99.0%	1.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber	40	75.0%	25.0%
East Midlands	360	83.3%	16.7%
West Midlands	770	97.4%	2.6%
East of England	1,170	80.3%	19.7%
London	35,460	86.2%	13.8%
South East	2,940	85.0%	15.0%
South West	430	95.3%	4.7%

Household types and types of temporary accommodation for households out of area

Of the 43,180 households out of area on the 31 March 2026 the most common type of temporary accommodation placement was in nightly paid self-contained accommodation, 29,210 households or 67.6% of all out of area households. This was followed by private sector leased accommodation (7,880 households or 18.2%). Nightly paid self-contained accommodation is the most common type of temporary accommodation for households in temporary accommodation and households placed in temporary accommodation out of area.

28,280 households, 65.5%, placed in out of area temporary accommodation contained children, this is a similar proportion to the number of households in temporary accommodation containing children, 63.8%.

8. Causes and circumstances of homelessness

Reasons for homelessness for households assessed as owed a  duty

The most common reasons for loss of last settled home for households owed a duty include the end of private rented assured shorthold tenancy, family or friends no longer able to accommodate and domestic abuse.

Chart 12: Percentage of households owed a prevention or relief duty by their reason for loss of last settled home between January to March 2026

Source: Statutory homelessness in England: January to March 2026

Data download: Detailed local authority level tables: January to March 2026

End of private rented Assured Shorthold Tenancy remained the most common reason for households being owed a prevention duty, accounting for 14,120 or 36.0% of households. Family or friends no longer willing to accommodate was the second most common reason, 9,260 households or 23.6%. Since July to September 2018, these are the two most common reasons for households owed a prevention duty each quarter.

For households owed a relief duty, 12,920 households (28.9%) were due to family or friends no longer willing or able to accommodate, remaining the most common reason. Domestic abuse was the second most common, accounting for 7,610 households or 17.0%. Since April to June 2021, these are the two most common reasons for households owed a relief duty each quarter.

Current accommodation

At the time of application, most households assessed as owed a prevention duty were in private rented sector accommodation and most households assessed as owed a relief duty were living with family.

Chart 13: Percentage of households owed a prevention or relief duty by their accommodation at the time of approach between January to March 2026

Source: Statutory homelessness in England: January to March 2026

Data download: Detailed local authority level tables: January to March 2026

For households owed a prevention duty, the most common accommodation at the time of application remained the private rented sector, accounting for 43.2% of households. The second most common was living with family at 23.6%. Since April to June 2018 these have been the two most common current accommodation types for households owed a prevention duty. Across all types of current accommodation the proportions were similar to the same period last year.

For those owed a relief duty, the most common accommodation at the time of application remained living with family, accounting for 23.2% of households. The second most common was the private rented sector at 13.4%. Since April to June 2022 these have been the two most common current accommodation types for households owed a relief duty, before that households of no fixed abode and living with family were the most common.

9. Household characteristics and demographics

Household support needs  

The proportion of households owed a duty with one or more support needs has been increasing annually, the most common support need is history of mental health problems.

Chart 14: Proportion of support needs among households owed a duty, January to March 2019 to January to March 2026

Source: Statutory homelessness in England: January to March 2026

Data download: Statutory Homelessness England level time series

51,280 households, (61.8%), have one or more support needs, an increase of 3.4 percentage points compared to the same time last year.

125,270 support needs were recorded across the 51,280 households. This is the highest number of support needs recorded, and an increase of 8.3% or 9,610 compared to last year.

The following support needs have consistently been in the ‘top 5’ reported support needs since July to September 2020; history of mental health problems, physical ill health and disability, history of homelessness or rough sleeping, at risk of or has experienced domestic abuse and drug or alcohol support needs.

Of 83,850 households owed a duty between January to March 2026:

• 30.6% had a history of mental health problems
• 24.1% had physical ill health and disability
• 13.4% were at risk of or had experienced domestic abuse

Household composition

Most households owed a homelessness duty are adult only households, whereas most households in temporary accommodation contain children.

Chart 15: Household composition of households owed a duty and households in temporary accommodation, January to March 2026

Source: Statutory homelessness in England: January to March 2026

Data download: Detailed local authority level tables: January to March 2026

The proportion of adult only households and households with children in temporary accommodation has stayed broadly similar in previous quarters since 30 June 2020. Of the households owed a duty between January to March 2026:

• 57,760 (68.9%) were adult only households and of these most (58.3%) were owed a relief duty
• 26,010 (31.0%) were households with children and of these most (57.8%) were owed a prevention duty

Ethnicity 

The most common ethnicity of lead applicants in households owed a duty and in temporary accommodation is White, this is an underrepresentation when compared to the England population.

Chart 16: Ethnicity of lead applicant in households owed a duty and households in temporary accommodation, January to March 2026

Source: Statutory homelessness in England: January to March 2026

Data download: Detailed local authority level tables: January to March 2026

For households owed a duty, compared to last year, the largest changes in the proportions of ethnicity of lead applicants were White, an increase of 2 percentage points and other ethnic groups, down 1 percentage point.

For households in temporary accommodation, compared to last quarter, the largest changes in the proportions of ethnicity of lead applicants were in other ethnic groups, an increase of 0.7 percentage points and not known an increase of 0.5 percentage points.

Compared to the England population:

• White lead applicants are underrepresented in households that are owed a duty and households in temporary accommodation
• Black, Black British, Caribbean or African and Mixed or Multiple ethnic group and other ethnic groups lead applicants are overrepresented in households that are owed a duty and households in temporary accommodation
• Asian or Asian British lead applicants are underrepresented in households that are owed a duty but overrepresented in households in temporary accommodation

Lead applicants where ethnicity was ‘not known’ represents a relatively high proportion of households owed a duty and in temporary accommodation compared to the England population which has no unknowns.

Age

The most common age of the lead applicant in households owed a duty continues to be between 25 to 34 and aged between 35 to 44 for households in temporary accommodation.

Age	Households owed a duty	Households in temporary accommodation	Population %
16 to 17	0.5%	0.1%	2.8%
18 to 24	17.0%	9.0%	10.2%
25 to 34	27.9%	25.6%	16.7%
35 to 44	25.5%	31.5%	16.0%
45 to 54	15.0%	21.2%	16.3%
55 to 64	8.8%	9.0%	15.4%
65 to 74	3.8%	2.7%	12.1%
75 and over	1.5%	0.9%	10.5%
Not known	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%
Total	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%

For households owed a duty, compared to last year, there was a decrease in the proportion of lead applicants in the age groups 18 to 24, 25 to 34 and 35 to 44 and not known. The proportion of lead applicants aged 45 to 54, 55 to 64, 65 to 74 and 75 and over increased while aged 16 to 17 was unchanged.  

For households in temporary accommodation compared to last quarter, there was a decrease in the proportion of lead applicants in the age groups 25 to 34 and 35 to 44. The proportion of lead applicants aged 45 to 54, 55 to 64, 65 to 74 increased while 16 to 17, 18 to 24, 75 and over and not known was unchanged. 

Compared to the England population:

• Households owed a duty and households in temporary accommodation with lead applicant aged 25 to 34 or aged 35 to 44 are overrepresented
• Households owed a duty and households in temporary accommodation with lead applicant aged 16 to 17, 55 to 64, 65 to 74 or aged 75 and over are underrepresented
• 18 to 24 lead applicant households are overrepresented in households owed a duty but underrepresented in households in temporary accommodation
• 45 to 54 lead applicant households are underrepresented in households owed a duty but overrepresented in households in temporary accommodation

Employment status

The most common employment status of lead applicants for households owed prevention or relief duties is ‘Registered unemployed’.

Since April to June 2018, the most common employment status for lead applicants of households owed a prevention or relief duty has been registered unemployed. The top 3 most common reasons has also consistently included not working due to long-term illness or disability and full-time work.

• 31,580 (37.7%) lead applicants were registered unemployed, up 1.1 percentage points compared to last year.
• 12,720 (15.2%) lead applicants were not working due to long-term illness or disability, up 0.8 percentage points compared to last year.
• 9,700 (11.6%) lead applicants were in full-time work, down 0.7 percentage points compared to last year.

10. Glossary

Prevention duty: Local authorities may deliver their prevention duty through any activities aimed at preventing a household threatened with homelessness within 56 days from becoming homeless. This would involve activities to enable an applicant to remain in their current home or find alternative accommodation in order to prevent them from becoming homeless. The duty lasts for up to 56 days but may be extended if the local authority is continuing with efforts to prevent homelessness.

Relief duty: The relief duty is owed to households that are already homeless on approaching a local authority and so require help to secure settled accommodation. The duty lasts 56 days and can only be extended by a local authority if the household is not owed the main homelessness duty.

Section 21 notice: A Section 21 notice is the form a landlord must give a tenant to start the process to end an Assured Shorthold Tenancy. This is recorded alongside initial assessments.

Main Duty: The ‘main’ homelessness duty describes the duty a local authority has towards an applicant who is unintentionally homeless, eligible for assistance and has priority need. These households are only owed a main duty if they did not secure accommodation in the prevention or relief stage, and so is not owed to those ‘threatened with homelessness’. In addition, a minimum of 56 days of assistance must have elapsed from a household approaching the local authority to being owed a main duty.

Priority need: The legislation states that some categories of applicants have a priority need for accommodation if homeless, whereas others do not. Applicants who have priority need include households with dependent children or a pregnant woman; those who are homeless due to fire, flood or other emergency; those who are particularly vulnerable due to ill health, disability or old age; those having been in custody or care; or those who have become homeless due to violence or the threat of violence. A full explanation of priority need groups and assessments is contained in Chapter 8 of the Homelessness Code of Guidance.

Temporary Accommodation: Temporary Accommodation is the term used to describe accommodation secured by a local housing authority under their statutory homelessness functions. The majority of households in temporary accommodation have been placed under the main homelessness duty, but temporary accommodation is also provided during the relief stage to households who the local authority has reason to believe may have priority need, or on an interim basis in other circumstances such as pending the outcome of a review on a homelessness decision.

Rough sleeping: People sleeping in the open air (such as on the streets, in tents, doorways, parks, bus shelters or encampments) or other places not designed for habitation (such as stairwells, barns, sheds, car parks, cars, derelict boats, stations, or ‘bashes’ which are makeshift shelters, often comprised of cardboard boxes). Rough sleepers in this publication may have slept rough one night or across several nights.

Rough sleeping at the time of Local Authority Approach: Rough sleepers are defined as those who were, in the judgement of the assessor, rough sleeping when they approached a local authority for help.

History of Rough Sleeping: This is a support need based on a history of sleeping rough and does not mean that the household was sleeping rough at the time of approach to the local authority.

Adult only households: A term used for households without children, which will include couples and households with two or more adults.

Support needs: areas of additional needs that mean the household requires support to acquire and sustain accommodation, giving an indication of the additional services local authorities need to provide to prevent an individual becoming homeless or to stop  the cycle of repeat homelessness. Local authorities report as many support needs that apply to each household.

Multiple Disadvantage: Households experiencing three or more of the following five disadvantages: repeat homelessness/rough sleeping; substance dependence; mental health issues; domestic abuse; and contact with the criminal justice system.

11. Technical information

This release reports on data that is collected quarterly from local authorities in England via the Homelessness Case Level Information Collection. This method of collection was introduced in 2018 alongside significant homelessness legislation; before this statutory homelessness was recorded in a previous collection called the P1E.

Most figures are an aggregate count of households who reached different stages of homelessness duties during the reported quarter. Temporary accommodation is different and is a snapshot of the last day of the quarter.

Our published outputs

Further information is available on statutory homelessness in England: January to March 2026 collection page, including

• Detailed local authority level data tables
• Additional tables on percentage of duties owed where homelessness was prevented or relived, for households experiencing multiple disadvantage

An England level data time series and revised tables from previous quarters are published on tables on homelessness

Assessment of compliance with the Code of Practice for Statistics

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Please note that Accredited official statistics are called National Statistics in the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007.

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Release information and contact

Release date: 13 August 2026 

Date of next release: October 2026 (Provisional)

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