In the third quarter of 2024, 81,370 households in England were owed either a prevention or relief duty for homelessness, with 36,450 qualifying for prevention duties, and 44,920 for relief duties. Prevention duties are granted to households that are threatened with homelessness within 56 days, while relief duties are granted to households that already homeless, placing a responsibility on the relevant local authority to either prevent or relieve homelessness.
Number of households owed homeless prevention or relief duties in England from 2nd quarter 2018 to 3rd quarter 2024
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Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. (February 27, 2025). Number of households owed homeless prevention or relief duties in England from 2nd quarter 2018 to 3rd quarter 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196664/statutory-homelessness-in-england-prevention-and-relief/
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. "Number of households owed homeless prevention or relief duties in England from 2nd quarter 2018 to 3rd quarter 2024." Chart. February 27, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196664/statutory-homelessness-in-england-prevention-and-relief/
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. (2025). Number of households owed homeless prevention or relief duties in England from 2nd quarter 2018 to 3rd quarter 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196664/statutory-homelessness-in-england-prevention-and-relief/
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. "Number of Households Owed Homeless Prevention or Relief Duties in England from 2nd Quarter 2018 to 3rd Quarter 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196664/statutory-homelessness-in-england-prevention-and-relief/
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Number of households owed homeless prevention or relief duties in England from 2nd quarter 2018 to 3rd quarter 2024 [Graph], Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, February 27, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196664/statutory-homelessness-in-england-prevention-and-relief/
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