Total number of people sleeping rough

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Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Geographical Area: St Helens

Unit of Measurement: Number of people

Footnote:

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from St Helens statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from St Helens statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other St Helens-specific metadata information.

Goal

Goal 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Target

Target 11.1: By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums

Indicator

Indicator 11.1.1: Proportion of urban population living in slums, informal settlements or inadequate housing

Organisation

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Contact email

GSS.Housing@ons.gov.uk

Definition and concepts

A person is considered homeless if they have no accommodation in the UK or elsewhere. A person is also homeless if they have accommodation but cannot reasonably occupy it, for example because of a threat of violence.’ Rough sleeping is defined as people sleeping or bedded down in the open air (such as on the streets, in doorways, in parks or bus shelters), people sleeping in buildings or other places not designed for habitation (such as barns, sheds, car parks, cars, derelict boats, stations or “bashes”).

Unit of measure

Number of people

Data sources

Rough sleeping snapshot in England: autumn 2020

Data compilers

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Comment and limitations

The data on rough sleeping is based on a snapshot, an estimate based on one day a year where those who are rough sleeping are counted. For further information on data collection, definitions around rough sleeping and statutory homelessness please refer to the GSS Harmonisation tool

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This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Goal

Goal 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Target

Target 11.1: By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums

Indicator

Indicator 11.1.1: Proportion of urban population living in slums, informal settlements or inadequate housing

International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)