The outreach team identified 1,350 people on the streets of Nottingham throughout 2023, sleeping rough for at least one night.
Nottingham’s been allocated over 7 million pounds as part of the government’s three-year rough sleeping initiative.
A report from Nottingham City Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee in October 2023, provided a comprehensive update on the state of homelessness and rough sleeping in Nottingham.
The city of Nottingham, like many others, is grappling with a national crisis in homelessness and rough sleeping, exacerbated by the national housing market’s challenges and policy contexts.
The national crisis in homelessness and rough sleeping has seen a rise across the country.
Factors such as the national housing market’s wider features and national policy context around housing have exacerbated the situation in Nottingham.
The number of rough sleepers in Nottingham has seen a significant increase, with a count in September 2023 identifying 47 individuals, a 42% increase from the previous year.
