According to the latest data, last year at least 1611 homeless people died in the UK, including 11 children.
Museum Homelessness Annually collects data on requests for freedom of information, coroner investigations and memorials presented by family members of the dead.
The company said that the indicator in 2024 is 9% more than in the previous year, which was 1474. In 2022 there were 1313.
Of the 11 children, who reportedly died in 2024, four were babies who had not yet reached their first birthday.
The Minister of the Government for Hardiness, a member of the Parliament Alison McGovern, called the number of deaths “a flagrant failure that you cannot put up with.”
Of the registered deaths, 44% were associated with drugs and alcohol. And in four countries, 1142 deaths in England, 211 in Northern Ireland, 168 in Scotland and 90 in Wales were registered.
But the museum, which has been implementing the project “Dying Homeless” since 2019, said that its figures are probably lower than the real scale of mortality and homelessness.
Some local authorities can register death only after they turned to the local council as homeless and died in temporary housing.
The homeless include not only those who sleep poorly, but also those who live in places such as overnight and breakfast, hostels and other short -term housing organized by local authorities.
According to the latest government data published in July, there was a record number of families in temporary housing in England – 131 140.
During the Sky News investigation, children were discovered at the beginning of last year spend more than five years in such housing.
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The director of the museum project Matthew Tertl said that the data obtained “show that the homeless still tolerate deep failure,” and called the government to “urgent action”.
The Minister of Ms. McGovern said that the government “expands access to safe housing, and also strengthen the auxiliary services.”
“We simply cannot accept it as something normal,” she added.
The Labor Party promised advice 1 billion pounds To help deal with homelessness last year.
