Homelessness applications
UK
Number of households (000s)
Not comparable due to substantial differences in legislation across each of the nations.
Data is no longer collected for Wales due to change in legislation. More detail on comparability can be found on the GSS’s interactive tool: https://gss.civilservice.gov.uk/dashboard/tools/homelessness-statistics/landing.html.
The data source used for these charts was the ONS UK homelessness comparability report: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/articles/ukhomelessness/2005to2018
Number of decisions taken by local authorities on homelessness applications
Live tables on homelessness
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
England
2004/05 - 2017/18
Annual
2004/05
n/a
Number of households presenting as homeless
Homelessness bulletins
Department for Communities, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
2004/05 - 2017/18
Annual
2004/05
n/a
Number of decisions taken by local authorities on homelessness applications
Scottish Homelessness Statistics
Scottish Government
Scotland
2004/05 - 2017/18
Annual
2004/05
n/a
Number of decisions taken by local authorities on homelessness applications
Homelessness statistics
Welsh Government
Wales
2004/05 - 2014/15
Annual
1997/98
Time series not available beyond March 2015 because of changes in legislation and data collection.