New data released today (16 October 2025) by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) which covers April to June 2025 has shown that a record number of households are stuck in temporary accommodation in England.
According to the data, 132,410 households were living in temporary accommodation on 30 June 2025, which is an increase of 7.6% from 30 June 2024.
The new statistics also show that:
- 48,170 single households were living in temporary accommodation at the end of June 2025 – a rise of 7.9% from the end of June 2024
- 78,630 households were supported by their local council to prevent or relieve their homelessness between April to June 2025
- Of those households offered support:
– 36,160 households were deemed at risk of homelessness and therefore owed a prevention duty – down 4.6% from the same quarter last year
– 42,470 households were deemed already homeless and therefore owed a relief duty – down 9.4% from the same quarter last year
Further data revealed that:
- In April to June 2025, ‘end of private rented Assured Shorthold Tenancy’ was the most common reason for households being owed a prevention duty. These households made up over a third (37%) of those owed a prevention duty in the quarter
- The most common support need was for those with a history of mental health problems, accounting for 22,520 or 28% of households offered support for homelessness.
Chief Executive of St Mungo’s, Emma Haddad, said:
“Homelessness continues to increase. These latest statistics, showing record numbers of people being housed in temporary accommodation rather than having a safe and suitable home of their own, is yet another stark reminder of how deep the homelessness crisis is and how desperately we need to fix it.
At St Mungo’s our frontline teams see, every day, how vulnerable many people are to losing their home, how stretched the system is and how hard it is for people to secure safe, suitable and affordable homes. We also see how fundamental a decent home is in supporting people to lead full lives and reach their potential.
The Government has made some welcome announcements about increasing housebuilding and funding to local authorities for homelessness. However, we don’t yet have a homelessness strategy or the focus we need across government. These figures show how much more needs to be done. St Mungo’s is ready and committed to work with the Government and the sector to make this happen and end homelessness for good.”
