Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 14096

Patients: Homelessness

Tabled: 29 June 2026
Answered: 7 July 2026

Question

Mr Lee Dillon

Liberal DemocratNewbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department collects on the number of people discharged from hospital into (a) homelessness and (b) rough sleeping.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Department and NHS England do not hold data on the number of people discharged from hospital into homelessness or rough sleeping.The Government is committed to ensuring that no one eligible for homelessness assistance is discharged to the street after...

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