Statistical release about the annual single night snapshot of the
number of people sleeping rough in local authorities across
England.
From:
Ministry of Housing,
Communities and Local Government
Published 27 February 2025
Last updated 15 July 2025 — See all updates
Applies to England
Documents
Rough sleeping snapshot in
England: autumn 2024
HTML
Rough sleeping snapshot in
England: autumn 2024 - technical report
HTML
Rough sleeping snapshot in
England: autumn 2024 - tables
ODS, 342 KB
Rough sleeping snapshot in
England: autumn 2024 - tables (accessible)
ODS, 324 KB
Rough sleeping snapshot in
England: autumn 2024 - infographic
PDF, 238
KB, 3 pages
Rough sleeping snapshot in
England: autumn 2024 - dashboard
Details
The annual rough sleeping snapshot provides information about the
estimated number of people sleeping rough on a single night
between 1 October and 30 November each year and some basic
demographics details (age, gender, nationality). These statistics
provide a way of estimating the number of people sleeping rough
across England on a single night and assessing change over time.
Local authorities across England take an annual autumn snapshot
of rough sleeping using either a count-based estimate of visible
rough sleeping, an evidence-based estimate meeting with local
partners, or an evidence-based estimate meeting including a
spotlight count in specific areas. This methodology has been in
place since 2010. The snapshot is collated by outreach workers,
local charities and community groups and is independently
verified by Homeless
Link.
Alongside these statistics, we are also publishing
the Rough Sleeping Data
Framework which uses more frequent and more detailed
management information about people sleeping rough to help us
better understand how far rough sleeping is prevented wherever
possible, and where it does occur it is rare, brief, and
non-recurring.
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