In 2023/24 approximately 64,960 households in England were accepted for main homeless duties, whereby the relevant local authority deemed the applicant to be unintentionally homeless and eligible for assistance. Before 2018/19 the figures are noticeably higher than this, with over 56,000 main duty acceptances in 2017/18, although this is due to the introduction of other statutory homeless duties in 2018/19.
Number of main homeless duty households accepted in England from 1998/99 to 2023/24
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Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. (October 3, 2024). Number of main homeless duty households accepted in England from 1998/99 to 2023/24 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/283993/statutory-homelessness-in-england/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. "Number of main homeless duty households accepted in England from 1998/99 to 2023/24." Chart. October 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed February 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283993/statutory-homelessness-in-england/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. (2024). Number of main homeless duty households accepted in England from 1998/99 to 2023/24. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283993/statutory-homelessness-in-england/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. "Number of Main Homeless Duty Households Accepted in England from 1998/99 to 2023/24." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283993/statutory-homelessness-in-england/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, Number of main homeless duty households accepted in England from 1998/99 to 2023/24 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283993/statutory-homelessness-in-england/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 16, 2025)
Number of main homeless duty households accepted in England from 1998/99 to 2023/24 [Graph], Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, October 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/283993/statutory-homelessness-in-england/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed