Rough Sleeping
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026
Homelessness is on the rise all around the UK. These are the rough sleeping figures and homelessness facts you need to know
‘Andy Burnham is right to make ending rough sleeping his first priority. Now comes the hard part’
‘Andy Burnham is right to make ending rough sleeping his first priority. Now comes the hard part’
Rough sleeping is not an inevitable feature of modern life, writes Paula Barker MP – it’s a policy choice.
How one woman’s arrest helped to scrap the Vagrancy Act and decriminalise rough sleeping
How one woman’s arrest helped to scrap the Vagrancy Act and decriminalise rough sleeping
Campaigner Kerri Douglas was arrested under an archaic law that criminalised rough sleeping and begging for 200 years. Her story inspired the government to finally axe the act
New prime minister Andy Burnham starts with vow to end rough sleeping. Here’s how he aims to do it
New prime minister Andy Burnham starts with vow to end rough sleeping. Here’s how he aims to do it
Homelessness could rise by 25% by the end of the decade. Here’s how Andy Burnham can take action
Homelessness could rise by 25% by the end of the decade. Here’s how Andy Burnham can take action
Revealed: Homeless people face ‘postcode lottery’ of support leaving them at risk in heatwaves
Revealed: Homeless people face ‘postcode lottery’ of support leaving them at risk in heatwaves
I work in probation. What meeting a homeless man on the street taught me about second chances
I work in probation. What meeting a homeless man on the street taught me about second chances
The number of people homeless on London’s streets fell last year: ‘Positive change is possible’
The number of people homeless on London’s streets fell last year: ‘Positive change is possible’
Rough sleeping finally decriminalised after 200 years: ‘Homeless people are not criminals’
Rough sleeping finally decriminalised after 200 years: ‘Homeless people are not criminals’
Vagrancy Act: Labour promised to decriminalise rough sleeping in spring – so when will it happen?
Vagrancy Act: Labour promised to decriminalise rough sleeping in spring – so when will it happen?
When the Vagrancy Act is finally gone, its replacement must be driven by compassion
When the Vagrancy Act is finally gone, its replacement must be driven by compassion
Refugee homelessness set to surge once more as asylum backlog falls, experts warn
Refugee homelessness set to surge once more as asylum backlog falls, experts warn
Thousands of women are being missed while homeless on the streets: ‘I was afraid to sleep’
Thousands of women are being missed while homeless on the streets: ‘I was afraid to sleep’
Homelessness remains at crisis point so we’re funding local solutions to fix it
Homelessness remains at crisis point so we’re funding local solutions to fix it
Boost for Sadiq Khan as rough sleeping in London plummets: ‘Now build on it’
Boost for Sadiq Khan as rough sleeping in London plummets: ‘Now build on it’
Home Office pilot saved 1,000 refugee families from homelessness. Then rules changed
Home Office pilot saved 1,000 refugee families from homelessness. Then rules changed
Channel 4’s Handcuffed shows the stark realities of homelessness can move anyone, even millionaires
Channel 4’s Handcuffed shows the stark realities of homelessness can move anyone, even millionaires
Revealed: Homeless people offered chairs not beds by councils in extreme weather
Revealed: Homeless people offered chairs not beds by councils in extreme weather
How Eastbourne became the face of England’s temporary accommodation crisis
How Eastbourne became the face of England’s temporary accommodation crisis
Record-high number of people sleeping rough in England amid warning kids left homeless on streets
Record-high number of people sleeping rough in England amid warning kids left homeless on streets
Rough sleeping in London hits new record high – showing ‘normalised emergency’ on capital’s streets
Rough sleeping in London hits new record high – showing ‘normalised emergency’ on capital’s streets
Inside the unique project tackling homelessness as a community: ‘We should have one in every town’
Inside the unique project tackling homelessness as a community: ‘We should have one in every town’
Dismantling of London tent village sparks fears over what happened to people who lived there
Dismantling of London tent village sparks fears over what happened to people who lived there
We need a stepchange in how we deal with homelessness in 2026 so society can heal
We need a stepchange in how we deal with homelessness in 2026 so society can heal
After sleeping rough, pianist Rhys Wynne-Jones is spending his first Christmas in his own home
