UK Homelessness Decisions and Accommodation Statistics by Local Authority District

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government data on local authorities' actions under the 1985 and 1996 Housing Acts. The dataset includes statistics on households accepted as homeless and in priority need, eligibility decisions, intentional homelessness, and temporary accommodation placements. It was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Analyze disparities in homelessness acceptance rates based on ethnicity data mentioned in the description.
• Model the relationship between local authority decisions and temporary accommodation usage based on described statistics.
• Track trends in households found 'intentionally homeless' or 'not in priority need' over time.
• Assess the prevalence of 'Homeless at Home' arrangements where households remain in their existing accommodation.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative UK Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
• Covers multiple key homelessness decision categories as described, including eligibility, priority need, and accommodation type.
• Provides a breakdown by local authority district, enabling geographic analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and institutional bias inherent to the UK government administrative collection.

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Collection Method

Administrative data collected from local housing authorities under statutory duties.

Time Range

Financial year periods (implied from description).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:56.798219; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom, by local authority district.