This statistic shows a distribution of people reported to be sleeping rough for the first in London, United Kingdom (UK), in 2017/18, by reason why they left their last settled base. The main reason for 31 percent of rough sleepers was that they were asked to leave or were evicted from their last settled base.
Distribution of new rough sleepers in London (UK) in 2018/19, by reason for leaving last settled base*
*New rough sleepers are defined as people who had never been seen rough sleeping prior to 2015/16.
Rough sleepers were reported and verified by services who work directly with the street population in London. This includes: outreach teams, rough sleeper assessment and reconnection services, accommodation projects, including hostels, second-stage accommodation and supported housing projects, day centres and other specialist services.
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St Mungo’s Broadway. (June 30, 2019). Distribution of new rough sleepers in London (UK) in 2018/19, by reason for leaving last settled base* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 01, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/381381/london-homelessness-new-rough-sleepers-reasons/
St Mungo’s Broadway. "Distribution of new rough sleepers in London (UK) in 2018/19, by reason for leaving last settled base*." Chart. June 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 01, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/381381/london-homelessness-new-rough-sleepers-reasons/
St Mungo’s Broadway. (2019). Distribution of new rough sleepers in London (UK) in 2018/19, by reason for leaving last settled base*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 01, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/381381/london-homelessness-new-rough-sleepers-reasons/
St Mungo’s Broadway. "Distribution of New Rough Sleepers in London (Uk) in 2018/19, by Reason for Leaving Last Settled Base*." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/381381/london-homelessness-new-rough-sleepers-reasons/
St Mungo’s Broadway, Distribution of new rough sleepers in London (UK) in 2018/19, by reason for leaving last settled base* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/381381/london-homelessness-new-rough-sleepers-reasons/ (last visited July 01, 2022)
