I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request information about the deaths of people experiencing homelessness.
Please can I request information about the number of deaths from 1st January 2025 – 31st December 2025 (inclusive) in your local authority area, in each of the following housing situations:
accommodation for homeless people, commissioned or directly delivered by your council, including nightshelter, hostels and supported housing services for people rough sleeping or with a history of rough sleeping
exempt accommodation
interim, emergency or temporary accommodation (commissioned or directly delivered) offered under Part VII Housing Act. (Please specify which if this is known).
supported accommodation for homeless young people (commissioned and directly delivered)
refuge accommodation for survivors of domestic abuse
rough sleeping or with no fixed abode
We are seeking this information about adults and children of all ages who were experiencing homelessness at the time of their death. Please include the cause or suspected cause of death, date of death, the person’s gender, age when they died, ethnicity, and immigration status. If you cannot provide all of this information, then please just provide all that you can.