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UK Homeless Deaths up 9 in a Year Including 11 Children, Say Researchers
Deaths among homeless people in the UK rose 9% in 2024, with over half linked to suicide or substance misuse, highlighting the ongoing housing crisis impact.
- Museum of Homelessness data showed a record 1,611 homeless people died last year in the UK, including 11 children, with four dying each day.
- With temporary accommodation swelling, research found 1,611 homeless deaths last year, and rough sleeping in England rose 20%, straining services.
- Analysis found substance use and suicide driving over half of deaths classed as `deaths of despair`, with drugs and alcohol in 44% and three quarters of those who died were men last year.
- Charities and officials demanded urgent action as Matthew Turtle and Gill Taylor called for government response, while Alison McGovern described the figures as `heartbreaking` and pledged expanded support.
- Because the ONS stopped publishing, the Dying Homeless Project gathers data since 2017, while government figures show 131,140 households in temporary accommodation and rough sleeping in England rose 20% to 4,667.
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The Northern EchoUK homeless deaths up 9 in a year including 11 children, say researchers
The Museum of Homelessness has been running the Dying Homeless Project since 2019.
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