Homelessness
Lords · Question HL3682 · Tabled 19 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
To ask His Majesty's Government how many people they estimate are homeless each night in each region of the United Kingdom, and whether that number is increasing or decreasing.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, 7 Jan 2025
As of 30 June 2024, 123,100 households were in temporary accommodation, which is an increase of 16.3% from 30 June 2023. This is the highest on record. The annual snapshot statistics remain our official and most robust measure of rough sleeping on a singl...