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Social Housing, homelessness and rough sleeping statistics

Number of homeless approaches received

Month 20/21 21/22 22/23 23/24 24/25
Month
April
20/21
271
21/22
314
22/23
277
23/24
353
24/25
521
Month
May
20/21
273
21/22
305
22/23
366
23/24
446
24/25
480
Month
Jun
20/21
300
21/22
327
22/23
310
23/24
423
24/25
403
Month
July
20/21
309
21/22
361
22/23
288
23/24
391
24/25
426
Month
August
20/21
286
21/22
385
22/23
379
23/24
416
24/25
481
Month
September
20/21
344
21/22
361
22/23

348

23/24
493
24/25
468
Month
October
20/21
352
21/22
297
22/23
370
23/24
505
24/25
540
Month
November
20/21
296
21/22
256
22/23
347
23/24
556
24/25
418
Month
December
20/21
219
21/22
205
22/23
271
23/24
376
24/25
377
Month
January
20/21
350
21/22
266
22/23
374
23/24
488
24/25
465
Month
February
20/21
277
21/22
270
22/23
365
23/24
546
24/25
 
Month
March
20/21
318
21/22
343
22/23
435
23/24
486
24/25
 

Number of homeless applications received from singles

Month 20/21 21/22 22/23 23/24 24/25
Month
April
20/21
84
21/22
99
22/23
84
23/24
110
24/25
239
Month
May
20/21
71
21/22
96
22/23
123
23/24
136
24/25
259
Month
June
20/21
70
21/22
74
22/23
91
23/24
144
24/25
98
Month
July
20/21
96
21/22
105
22/23
87
23/24
96
24/25
285
Month
August
20/21
69
21/22
107
22/23
121
23/24
108
24/25
213
Month
September
20/21
140
21/22
85
22/23
90
23/24
126
24/25
213
Month
October
20/21
103
21/22
89
22/23
102
23/24
205
24/25
214
Month
November
20/21
96
21/22
90
22/23
106
23/24
175
24/25
203
Month
December
20/21
63
21/22
82
22/23
66
23/24
129
24/25
173
Month
January
20/21
86
21/22
84
22/23
98
23/24
184
24/25
232
Month
February
20/21
106
21/22
117
22/23
92
23/24
177
24/25
 
Month
March
20/21
147
21/22
108
22/23
153
23/24
171
24/25
 

Number of homeless applications received from families

Month 20/21 21/22 22/23 23/24 24/25
Month
April
20/21
65
21/22
69
22/23
55
23/24
80
24/25
101
Month
May
20/21
57
21/22
61
22/23
64
23/24
121
24/25
121
Month
June
20/21
79
21/22
75
22/23
80
23/24
103
24/25
200
Month
July
20/21
75
21/22
98
22/23
81
23/24
96
24/25
81
Month
August
20/21
77
21/22
84
22/23
85
23/24
103
24/25
97
Month
September
20/21
62
21/22
64
22/23
114
23/24
93
24/25
113
Month
October
20/21
59
21/22
57
22/23
105
23/24
110
24/25
138
Month
November
20/21
57
21/22
34
22/23
90
23/24
126
24/25
83
Month
December
20/21
40
21/22
53
22/23
67
23/24
89
24/25
80
Month
January
20/21
75
21/22
50
22/23
81
23/24
101
24/25
88
Month
February
20/21
56
21/22
71
22/23
82
23/24
107
24/25
 
Month
March
20/21
84
21/22
61
22/23
99
23/24
111
24/25
 

Number of main duty acceptances

Month 20/21 21/22 22/23 23/24 24/25
Month
April
20/21
88
21/22
32
22/23
24
23/24
38
24/25
115
Month
May
20/21
45
21/22
30
22/23
25
23/24
61
24/25
92
Month
June
20/21
36
21/22
43
22/23
26
23/24
90
24/25
86
Month
July
20/21
33
21/22
22
22/23
50
23/24
52
24/25
83
Month
August
20/21
38
21/22
24
22/23
40
23/24
35
24/25
110
Month
September
20/21
38
21/22
34
22/23
62
23/24
62
24/25
86
Month
October
20/21
32
21/22
55
22/23
15
23/24
114
24/25
90
Month
November
20/21
35
21/22
31
22/23
43
23/24
123
24/25
146
Month
December
20/21
25
21/22
28
22/23
40
23/24
79
24/25
54
Month
January
20/21
25
21/22
29
22/23
37
23/24
121
24/25
122
Month
February 
20/21
25
21/22
29
22/23
34
23/24
115
24/25
 
Month
March
20/21
34
21/22
8
22/23
72
23/24
103
24/25
 

Number of homeless preventions in the prevention and relief stage

Month 20/21 21/22 22/23 23/24 24/25
Month
April
20/21
62
21/22
50
22/23
52
23/24
57
24/25
73
Month
May
20/21
49
21/22
52
22/23
56
23/24
50
24/25
68
Month
June
20/21
44
21/22
46
22/23
50
23/24
52
24/25
67
Month
July
20/21
45
21/22
51
22/23
43
23/24
68
24/25
80
Month
August
20/21
49
21/22
55
22/23
46
23/24
50
24/25
90
Month
September
20/21
58
21/22
63
22/23
47
23/24
63
24/25
85
Month
October
20/21
61
21/22
44
22/23
60
23/24
52
24/25
69
Month
November
20/21
58
21/22
47
22/23
68
23/24
56
24/25
85
Month
December
20/21
37
21/22
38
22/23
27
23/24
31
24/25
65
Month
January
20/21
56
21/22
48
22/23
58
23/24
48
24/25
80
Month
February 
20/21
54
21/22
67
22/23
57
23/24
61
24/25
 
Month
March 
20/21
53
21/22
34
22/23
87
23/24
102
24/25
 

Number of temporary accommodation units in and out of borough

  In borough In borough In borough Out of borough Out of borough Out of borough
 
 
In borough
2022/23
In borough
2023/24
In borough
2024/25
Out of borough
2022/23
Out of borough
2023/24
Out of borough
2024/25
 
April
In borough
1152
In borough
1231
In borough
1408
Out of borough
1560
Out of borough
1719
Out of borough
2090
 
May
In borough
1149
In borough
1233
In borough
1462
Out of borough
1567
Out of borough
1719
Out of borough
2133
 
June
In borough
1156
In borough
1274
In borough
1488
Out of borough
1536
Out of borough
1763
Out of borough
2150
 
July
In borough
1165
In borough
1275
In borough
1516
Out of borough
1542
Out of borough
1781
Out of borough
2191
 
August
In borough
1171
In borough
1273
In borough
1510
Out of borough
1539
Out of borough
1824
Out of borough
2202
 
September
In borough
1190
In borough
1259
In borough
1512
Out of borough
1551
Out of borough
1842
Out of borough
2227
 
October
In borough
1193
In borough
1279
In borough
1535
Out of borough
1561
Out of borough
1856
Out of borough
2260
 
November
In borough
1207
In borough
1294
In borough
1570
Out of borough
1596
Out of borough
1914
Out of borough
2259
 
December
In borough
1208
In borough
1331
In borough
1605
Out of borough
1594
Out of borough
1984
Out of borough
2310
 
January
In borough
1210
In borough
1355
In borough
1630
Out of borough
1630
Out of borough
2009
Out of borough
2345
 
February
In borough
1222
In borough
1403
In borough
 
Out of borough
1643
Out of borough
2041
Out of borough
 
 
March
In borough
1226
In borough
1411
In borough
 
Out of borough
1665
Out of borough
2069
Out of borough
 

Number of singles and families in temporary accommodation

  Singles Singles Singles Families Families Families
 
 
Singles
2022/23
Singles
2023/24
Singles
2024/25
Families
2022/23
Families
2023/24
Families
2024/25
 
April
Singles
661
Singles
736
Singles
998
Families
1990
Families
2214
Families
2500
 
May
Singles
638
Singles
729
Singles
1039
Families
2081
Families
2223
Families
2556
 
June
Singles
641
Singles
803
Singles
1061
Families
2051
Families
2234
Families
2577
 
July
Singles
652
Singles
804
Singles
1092
Families
2055
Families
2252
Families
2615
 
August
Singles
655
Singles
822
Singles
1095
Families
2055
Families
2275
Families
2617
 
September
Singles
676
Singles
823
Singles
1117
Families
2065
Families
2278
Families
2622
 
October
Singles
671
Singles
838
Singles
1145
Families
2083
Families
2297
Families
2650
 
November
Singles
688
Singles
866
Singles
1167
Families
2115
Families
2342
Families
2662
 
December
Singles
682
Singles
906
Singles
1219
Families
2120
Families
2409
Families
2696
 
January
Singles
684
Singles
925
Singles
1246
Families
2156
Families
2439
Families
2729
 
February
Singles
702
Singles
970
Singles
 
Families
2163
Families
2474
Families
 
 
March
Singles
710
Singles
992
Singles
 
Families
2181
Families
2488
Families
 

Number of applications on waiting list by category as of the beginning of the financial year

  Homeless Transfer Housing Register
 
April 2021
Homeless
2188
Transfer
1655
Housing Register
430
 
April 2022
Homeless
2354
Transfer
1200
Housing Register
452
 
April 2023
Homeless
2508
Transfer
1263
Housing Register
573
 
April 2024
Homeless
3158
Transfer
1237
Housing Register
837

Number of Homeless households moving into social housing

Month 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Month
April
2020/21
1
2021/22
15
2022/23
19
2023/24
18
2024/25
60
Month
May
2020/21
2
2021/22
33
2022/23
16
2023/24
28
2024/25
43
Month
June
2020/21
26
2021/22
19
2022/23
27
2023/24
27
2024/25
33
Month
July
2020/21
33
2021/22
24
2022/23
25
2023/24
36
2024/25
49
Month
August
2020/21
18
2021/22
24
2022/23
22
2023/24
38
2024/25
25
Month
September
2020/21
11
2021/22
14
2022/23
20
2023/24
19
2024/25
39
Month
October
2020/21
18
2021/22
16
2022/23
28
2023/24
27
2024/25
22
Month
November
2020/21
25
2021/22
12
2022/23
16
2023/24
17
2024/25
20
Month
December
2020/21
28
2021/22
18
2022/23
22
2023/24
20
2024/25
22
Month
January
2020/21
14
2021/22
18
2022/23
22
2023/24
28
2024/25
5
Month
February
2020/21
36
2021/22
10
2022/23
12
2023/24
46
2024/25
 
Month
March
2020/21
42
2021/22
34
2022/23
22
2023/24
49
2024/25
 

Number of recorded rough sleepers in Westminster following street count, broken down by cohort

Date Rough Sleepers UK & ROI EEA Nationals Rest of the world
Date
May 2020
Rough Sleepers
109
UK & ROI
74
EEA Nationals
58
Rest of the world
18
Date
July 2020
Rough Sleepers
228
UK & ROI
65
EEA Nationals
110
Rest of the world
13
Date
August 2020
Rough Sleepers
266
UK & ROI
68
EEA Nationals
131
Rest of the world
20
Date
November 2020
Rough Sleepers
242
UK & ROI
88
EEA Nationals
119
Rest of the world
18
Date
January 2021
Rough Sleepers
111
UK & ROI
56
EEA Nationals
23
Rest of the world
12
Date
March 2021
Rough Sleepers
106
UK & ROI
50
EEA Nationals
30
Rest of the world
7
Date
May 2021
Rough Sleepers
167
UK & ROI
52
EEA Nationals
75
Rest of the world
14
Date
July 2021
Rough Sleepers
171
UK & ROI
73
EEA Nationals
60
Rest of the world
14
Date
September 2021
Rough Sleepers
187
UK & ROI
80
EEA Nationals
68
Rest of the world
11
Date
November 2021
Rough Sleepers
187
UK & ROI
68
EEA Nationals
84
Rest of the world
7
Date
January 2022
Rough Sleepers
119
UK & ROI
66
EEA Nationals
25
Rest of the world
5
Date
March 2022
Rough Sleepers
178
UK & ROI
75
EEA Nationals
63
Rest of the world
11
Date
June 2022
Rough Sleepers
229
UK & ROI
98
EEA Nationals
79
Rest of the world
20
Date
July 2022
Rough Sleepers
280
UK & ROI
86
EEA Nationals
118
Rest of the world
18
Date
September 2022
Rough Sleepers
227
UK & ROI
77
EEA Nationals
84
Rest of the world
16
Date
November 2022
Rough Sleepers
250
UK & ROI
76
EEA Nationals
118
Rest of the world
20
Date
January 2023
Rough Sleepers
182
UK & ROI
59
EEA Nationals
59
Rest of the world
12
Date
March 2023
Rough Sleepers
243
UK & ROI
62
EEA Nationals
116
Rest of the world
18
Date
May 2023
Rough Sleepers
215
UK & ROI
75
EEA Nationals
85
Rest of the world
30
Date
July 2023
Rough Sleepers
234
UK & ROI
65
EEA Nationals
118
Rest of the world
22
Date
September 2023
Rough Sleepers
284
UK & ROI
101
EEA Nationals
106
Rest of the world
24
Date
November 2023
Rough Sleepers
277
UK & ROI
81
EEA Nationals
99
Rest of the world
29
Date
January 2024
Rough Sleepers
238
UK & ROI
71
EEA Nationals
54
Rest of the world
45
Date
March 2024
Rough Sleepers
285
UK & ROI
97
EEA Nationals
77
Rest of the world
48
Date
May 2024
Rough Sleepers
283
UK & ROI
85
EEA Nationals
82
Rest of the world
35
Date
July 2024
Rough Sleepers
345
UK & ROI
115
EEA Nationals
119
Rest of the world
43
Date
September 2024
Rough Sleepers
369
UK & ROI
107
EEA Nationals
75
Rest of the world
53
Date
November 2024
Rough Sleepers
388
UK & ROI
122
EEA Nationals
109
Rest of the world
45
Date
January 2025
Rough Sleepers
267
UK & ROI
108
EEA Nationals
53
Rest of the world
43

Additional information about rough sleeping figures in London is available from the London Datastore.

Published: 11 March 2021

Last updated: 25 February 2025