The Number Of Homeless Deaths Tops 500

The Bureau’s count of people who have died homeless in the UK since last winter has now passed 500 - days before the Office for National Statistics (ONS) is due to produce its first ever count of deaths. Our year-long investigation, currently stands at 554 deaths, though that is likely an underestimate. Those that died include an 81 year-old man who was sleeping on the streets, a mum of two that died in a night shelter and a 47 year-old man who died after being tipped into a bin lorry. The project prompted the ONS to start compiling its own figures on homeless deaths in England and Wales, which it will release on December 20. Scotland and Northern Ireland’s national records offices are now also considering similar counts. Read more on the Bureau of Investigative Journalism website.

https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2018-12-17/the-number-of-homeless-deaths-tops-500-amid-empty-government-promises