ONS: Rough sleeping in England: autumn 2018

This release provides information for autumn 2018 on the single night snapshot of rough sleeping that is taken annually in England using street counts, evidence-based estimates, and estimates informed by spotlight street counts.

Local authorities decide on the best method to use, to assess the number of people sleeping rough in their area.

All local authorities assessed rough sleeping on a single night between 1 October and 30 November 2018.