https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/rough-sleeping-2019
Homeless on streets: Figures fall but 'root causes' remain
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/rough-sleeping-2019
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Homeless on streets: Figures fall but 'root causes' remain
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/rough-sleeping-2019
- Owner: BBC-Data-Unit
- Created: 2019-01-31T16:30:05.000Z (over 7 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2019-01-31T16:42:21.000Z (over 7 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-12-27T08:31:13.772Z (over 1 year ago)
- Topics: homelessness, housing, ons, roughsleeping
- Homepage: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-47059450
- Size: 208 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 5
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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# Homeless on streets: Figures fall but 'root causes' remain
In January 2019 we [reported](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-47059450) on new rough sleeping data which showed a slight fall on the previous year. The figures are only a single night snapshot, with councils either counting or estimating the number of rough sleepers.
The story included a 'Reality Check' analysis explaining the statistical context to the figures:
> In England councils choose one night in October or November to carry out a street count - they will physically go out and count the people they see sleeping rough on streets in tents or doorways.
> Some councils choose instead to make an estimate based on how many people are known to local services like homelessness charities - for example, in rural areas where it may be more difficult to physically count people.
> That means anyone who they don't spot - and many homeless people choose to hide themselves for their own safety - or anyone who spends that night walking around, on a night bus or sofa surfing won't be counted.
> It also doesn't include anyone staying that night in a hostel or shelter.
> There are many more people who are homeless but don't sleep rough, staying instead in temporary accommodation like bed and breakfasts.
Readers could also watch [an explainer video about the background to the figures](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-47068063/how-many-people-are-sleeping-rough-in-england).
## Get the data
* Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government: [Rough sleeping](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/homelessness-statistics#rough-sleeping)
* A copy of the [XLS file](https://github.com/BBC-Data-Unit/rough-sleeping-2019/blob/master/RS_STATS_2018_LiveTables.xlsx) is in this repo.
## Interviews and quotes
* Polly Neate, chief executive, Shelter
* Jon Sparkes, Chief executive, Crisis
* James Turner, 41, a homeless man from Sheldon in Birmingham
* Lewis, 29, a homeless man in Birmingham
* Councillor Martin Tett, housing spokesman, Local Government Association
* James Brokenshire, Communities Secretary
## Visualisation
* Interactive choropleth map: Rough sleepers in England, per 10,000 households, by local authority
* Grouped bar chart: Number of people bedding down outside per 10,000 households, by region: 2017 vs 2018
* Line chart: Number of rough sleepers, 2010-2018, London vs rest of England
## Related repos
* The unit has reported a number of stories based on data around rough sleeping and homelessness. [All repos by the data units tagged 'homelessness' can be found here](https://github.com/search?q=topic%3Ahomelessness+org%3ABBC-Data-Unit&type=Repositories)