Battered, Broken, Bereft - New Rough Sleeping Report

Three out of five outreach workers across the country say they are seeing an increasing number of rough sleepers, according to research published today by homelessness charity St Mungo's. Moreover, almost three quarters (71%) of those surveyed did not believe that there was enough emergency accommodation for rough sleepers in their area. The figures come from a new report ‘Battered, broken, bereft - why people still end up rough sleeping'. This includes findings from the first ever survey of outreach workers across England as well as statistics from St Mungo's survey of its 1,500 clients - the largest survey of homeless people of its kind. The report highlights relationship breakdowns, domestic violence and mental health conditions as three of the main traumas leading people to sleep rough on the streets today. Download a copy of the report from the St. Mungo’s website.