Customer profile demographics of homelessness applications

The tables show the customer profile demographics for homeless applications from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.

A table showing homelessness applications by age. Column one shows the age range, column two shows the initial assessments completed, column three shows main duty decisions, column four shows homeless acceptances and column five shows households within temporary accommodation (snapshot at year end)*.
Age range Initial assessments completed Main duty decisions Homeless acceptances Households within temporary accommodation
(snapshot at year end)*
16 to 24 292 177 143 298
25 to 44 966 514 420 1078
45 to 59 385 186 143 348
60 to 64 81 26 22 38
65 to 74 73 30 26 32
75+ 27 8 7 8
Total 1824 941 761 1802
A table showing homelessness applications by ethnic origin. Column one shows ethnic origin, column two shows homeless applications, column three shows homeless decisions, column four shows homeless acceptances and column five shows households within temporary accommodation*.
Ethnic origin Homeless applications Homeless decisions Homeless acceptances Households within temporary accommodation*
Asian 89 50 41 90
Black 513 282 219 533
Mixed 134 67 56 139
Other 89 46 31 94
Prefer not to say 0 0 0 0
Unknown 47 24 21 53
White 952 472 393 893
Total 1824 941 761 1802
A table showing homelessness applications by gender. Column one shows gender, column two shows homeless applications, column three shows homeless decisions, column four shows homeless acceptances and column five shows households within temporary accommodation*.
Gender Homeless applications Homeless decisions Homeless acceptances Households within temporary accommodation*
Female 1038 552 501 1215
Male 778 383 254 579
Transgender 4 3 3 4
Prefer not to say 4 3 3 4
Total 1824 941 761 1802

*Age banding for Households in temporary accommodation is based on the age of the lead applicant on the date of homeless application. This figure represents the snapshot data of households who were in temporary accommodation on the last day of the year 31 March 2025.