Rising demand for safe LGBTQ+ housing as homelessness crisis worsens

A report by LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall Housing has revealed an increase in demand for its services as the UK’s homelessness crisis deepens.

The charity provides housing advice, advocacy and support for LGBTQ+ people who have nowhere to live or are at risk of being made homeless.

The report, published on Monday (18 November), revealed a 33 per cent increase in demand for the charity’s services between April 2023 and March 2024, with 3,202 LGBTQ+ individuals now being given help.

Figures from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local government revealed that in the year 2023–2024, more than 320,000 households were facing homelessness – the highest number on record – while on a given night in autumn last year, 3,898 people were sleeping rough across England: an increase of 27 per cent on the previous

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