Official Homelessness data

The latest official homelessness data is out and it doesn't make for a great read. Full report >> here <<, key points below. Any thoughts, please send them across ASAP as this story is BREAKING.

Between April to June 2023:

• 76,760 households had initial assessments made, up 4.1% from April to June 2022. Of which, 73,660 were assessed as owed a duty to prevent or relieve homelessness.
• 34,850 households were assessed as being threatened with homelessness, and therefore owed a prevention duty which is up 1.5% from the same quarter last year. This includes 6,640 households threatened with homelessness due to service of a Section 21 notice to end an Assured Shorthold Tenancy – an increase of 10.3% from the same quarter last year.
• 38,810 households were initially assessed as homeless and therefore owed a relief duty, up 6.9% from the same quarter last year. Households with children owed a relief duty increased 6.5% from the same quarter last year to 10,670 households in April to June 2023.
• 14,470 households were accepted as owed a main homelessness duty, up 19.0% from April to June 2022. This reflects the increase in households with children owed a relief duty this quarter (6.5%) and last quarter (15.2%) compared to previous year.
• On 30th June 2023, 105,750 households were in temporary accommodation, which is an increase of 10.5% from 30th June 2022. Households with children increased by 13.8% to 68,070, and single households increased by 5.0% to 37,680. Compared to the previous quarter, the number of households in temporary accommodation has increased by 1.2%.