Agenda item

Report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services.

The Sub-Committee considered a report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services in respect of rough sleeper data for Quarter 3 2020/21 and the following point was made:

• The total number of rough sleepers in the City of London was 132 in Quarter 3 2020/21 which represented a 25% increase on the previous quarter and was mainly related to new rough sleepers in the City of London who were largely refusing to engage in support.  The number of individuals who were well-known to the Team had increased from 40 to 44 and there had been an increase of 48 to 52 individuals whose rough sleeping pattern fluctuated.  During the quarter, 18 individuals seen as new rough sleepers were accommodated but there had been no reconnections recorded as taking place.  Support need within the homeless and rough population remained broadly consistent with previous quarters with mental health as the most prevalent need followed by substance and alcohol misuse.

RESOLVED, that the update be noted.