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23.04.18

Homelessness

Every week this winter two people died sleeping rough

The Bureau launches 'Dying Homeless' project to count deaths on UK streets

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23.04.18

Homelessness

Dying Homeless: Counting the deaths of homeless people across the UK

After learning that no official body counts the number of homeless people who die across the country, we set out to record all such deaths and tell the human stories

11.03.19

Homelessness

Homelessness kills: Study finds third of homeless people die from treatable conditions

The research by UCL comes as the Bureau's final tally finds almost 800 people have died while homeless in the UK over the last 18 months

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17.12.18

Homelessness

The number of homeless deaths tops 500 amid empty government promises

The government has pledged to make sure deaths are investigated by local authorities but the Bureau found little action is being taken

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