PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Sleeping Rough (24 April 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent estimate he has made of the number of rough sleepers in England.
Asked by:
Christian Wakeford (Labour)
Asked by:
Christian Wakeford (Labour)
Answer
The annual autumn snapshot statistics remain our official and most robust measure of rough sleeping on a single night given they are independently verified and are published in line with the Code of Practice for Statistics. The most recent snapshot showed the number of people estimated to be sleeping rough on a single night in autumn 2023 is 3,898.
The Government also collects monthly management information from local authorities, which is published on a quarterly basis.
Answered by:
Felicity Buchan (Conservative)
1 May 2024
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