Up to 9 times more women rough sleeping in England than government stats suggest, report says

A new report estimates there could be "nine times" more women sleeping rough in England than official government data suggests.

Ellie Greenhalgh, from the charity, Solace, told ITV News Tyne Tees, by taking part in the census, councils will get a better picture of what women's rough sleeping looks like in the region, but also a greater understanding of what they need to do to support homeless women. The charities that compiled the census, including Solace, Single Homeless Project and Change Grow Live, said it revealed "gender bias" in the official government counts, meaning that women are likely to be significantly underrepresented in the rough sleeping data.The census for 2023 found 815 women sleeping rough in the 41 local authority areas, which accounts for just 13 per cent of local authority areas in England.

She added: "They have to be seen by an outreach team bedded down, so lying down in their sleeping bag, or about to on the street, and because we know that women are very unlikely to do that, because of their physical safety, it means they’re not identified as rough sleeping and they don’t then have the options of support and accommodation pathways, which are there to resolve homelessness for people experiencing rough sleeping.

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