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Number of young rough sleepers in London increases by 30 per cent
A homeless person asleep on the street beside the entrance to Westminster underground station and in the shadows of Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament in central London, July 19, 2024
“At local level, it’s different."
THE number of young people sleeping rough in London has jumped by 30 per cent in a year, new data suggested today.
The New Combined Homelessness and Information Network (Chain) recorded that it had seen 4,427 sleeping rough between January and March 2025 — an 8 per cent increase compared to the same quarter last year.
Out of these, 477 were young people aged 25 and under, marking a 30 per cent increase.
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