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Written question asked by Baroness Jowell (Labour) on Tuesday, 12 April 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 26 April 2016. It was answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford (Conservative) on Monday, 25 April 2016 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Homelessness: Greater London

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the number of people who are street homeless in London for each year since 2010.

Answer

One person without a home is one too many and we are committed to doing all we can to prevent homelessness. That is why we have increased central investment to tackle homelessness over the next four years to £139 million.

This will include a new national £10 million programme to support innovative ways to tackle rough sleeping, and will build on the success of our No Second Night Out initiative, which saw two-thirds of rough sleepers in London come off the streets after a single night.

DCLG publishes regular statistics on rough sleeping. These are available (the latest figures are attached) at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rough-sleeping-in-england-autumn-2015

The GLA collects more detailed statistics on rough sleeping in London. These are available at: http://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/chain-reports

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL7595
Session
2015-16
Attachment
Homelessness statistic
Subjects
Greater London Homelessness
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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