First, we do not know how prevalent homelessness – as recognised under UK law – is among LGBTQ+ people as a group. Existing studies tend to focus on specific homelessness experiences, or ask for self-reported homelessness experiences. They also tend to consider a subsection of the LGBTQ+ population – often younger people, and often in a specific geographic location.
Second, existing studies tend to focus on laos rcs data past experiences of homelessness, rather than identifying which groups are at greater risk of homelessness in the near future.
Third, existing studies have tended to focus on what is wrong with services, rather than on ways that they could be improved.
Nearly half (47%) of LGBTQ+ people have been homeless since the age of 16, defined as experiencing at last one of the following - rough sleeping, sofa surfing, staying in temporary accommodation (e.g. a homeless hostel) and/or experience domestic abuse.We wanted to produce data which both gave a good overview of the prevalence of homelessness for UK-based LGBTQ+ populations, and which explored ways that service provision might be improved. To address this, we developed the UK LGBTQ+ Housing and Homelessness Survey 2022-23.