Rough Sleeping
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025
Homelessness is on the rise all around the UK. These are the rough sleeping figures and homelessness facts you need to know
Giving homeless people stable housing could save taxpayer £200m a year – if Labour wants to
Giving homeless people stable housing could save taxpayer £200m a year – if Labour wants to
A national rollout of Housing First could deliver big savings for the Treasury and reduce rough sleeping, new analysis from the Social Market Foundation think tank has found
Homelessness system in Scotland ‘at breaking point’ as rough sleeping surges
Homelessness system in Scotland ‘at breaking point’ as rough sleeping surges
The number of households that made homelessness applications to local authorities after rough sleeping surged 28% in 2024-25 as Scotland’s housing emergency deepened
Shoe Aid, STEPPING UP for footwear Poverty this September
Shoe Aid, STEPPING UP for footwear Poverty this September
‘I was homeless at 16’: DJ Charlie Sloth on rough sleeping and living in poverty as a young father
‘I was homeless at 16’: DJ Charlie Sloth on rough sleeping and living in poverty as a young father
Can modular housing help solve London’s homelessness crisis?
Can modular housing help solve London’s homelessness crisis?
How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
Rough sleeping in London ‘nowhere near on track’ to end by 2030
Rough sleeping in London ‘nowhere near on track’ to end by 2030
This innovative new project helps get both domestic abuse victims and perpetrators off the streets
This innovative new project helps get both domestic abuse victims and perpetrators off the streets
Over 10 times more women sleeping rough than official stats suggest, report says
Over 10 times more women sleeping rough than official stats suggest, report says
Rough sleeping in London hits record high amid warnings of benefit cuts making things worse
Rough sleeping in London hits record high amid warnings of benefit cuts making things worse
Are we witnessing a turning point in how we tackle homelessness?
Are we witnessing a turning point in how we tackle homelessness?
Scrapping the Vagrancy Act won’t end the criminalisation of rough sleeping
Scrapping the Vagrancy Act won’t end the criminalisation of rough sleeping
Rough sleeping to finally be decriminalised with scrapping of ‘cruel’ 200-year law
Rough sleeping to finally be decriminalised with scrapping of ‘cruel’ 200-year law
I spent more than 20 years homeless and battling addiction. Giving me a home turned my life around
I spent more than 20 years homeless and battling addiction. Giving me a home turned my life around
This housing project claims it could save Labour millions on housing asylum seekers in hotels
This housing project claims it could save Labour millions on housing asylum seekers in hotels
Sadiq Khan reveals new plan to end rough sleeping in London for good – with prevention at its heart
Sadiq Khan reveals new plan to end rough sleeping in London for good – with prevention at its heart
How Wales is showing the way for England on homelessness with one simple change
How Wales is showing the way for England on homelessness with one simple change
Number of rough sleepers living long-term on London’s streets surges almost 40% in just a year
Number of rough sleepers living long-term on London’s streets surges almost 40% in just a year
These activists are putting parking tickets on homeless tents to make an important point
These activists are putting parking tickets on homeless tents to make an important point
Meet the ex-Big Issue vendor who went from homelessness to giving Prince William a tour of Aberdeen
Meet the ex-Big Issue vendor who went from homelessness to giving Prince William a tour of Aberdeen
Young LGBTQ+ people are made homeless because of who they are – but official stats don’t show it
Young LGBTQ+ people are made homeless because of who they are – but official stats don’t show it
‘They had nowhere to go’: The story of rough sleepers left outside in London’s Covid-19 lockdowns
‘They had nowhere to go’: The story of rough sleepers left outside in London’s Covid-19 lockdowns
Covid effectively ended rough sleeping with the Everyone In scheme. So where did it all go wrong?
Covid effectively ended rough sleeping with the Everyone In scheme. So where did it all go wrong?
We must prepare for a hard-right election win in 2029, says Museum of Homelessness founder
