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Homelessness

Question for Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

UIN HL11881, tabled on 7 January 2021

To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of people who are (1) homeless, and (2) rough sleeping.

Answered on

15 January 2021

The Government is clear that no one should be without a roof over their head. That is why we are spending over £700 million this year and will be spending over £750 million next year to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping, further demonstrating the Government’s commitment to end rough sleeping.

The latest homelessness and rough sleeping data can be found (attached) on the gov.uk website: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/homelessness-statistics.