Newham in London, England, United Kingdom, has highest homelessness rate in England, figures show
By Claudette
Posted Nov 13, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Recent figures reported in London indicate that about 170,000 people in the capital had no home. The report also states that at least 320,000 homeless people currently live in Britain.
According to statistics from Shelter, Newham in eastern London has the largest number of displaced people in England, with one in 24 people counted as homeless. The report also lists Harinji, Kensington, Chelsea, Westminster, and Parking and Dagenham among the areas with large numbers of displaced people.
Connie Colin, director of Shelter in London, said the number of people living on the streets was rising because of excessive rents and a lack of social housing opportunities.
James Brookshire, Secretary of State for Community Affairs, said the government was investing £1.2 billion to address homelessness and was committed to building the homes the country needed.
A Charitable Foundation provided a breakdown of English areas with the largest numbers of people sleeping on the streets, and Newham was at the top of that list. A Shelter analysis of 50 local authorities in England, which counted people sleeping rough and those in temporary accommodation, also found high numbers. The report said the total number of displaced people in London rose by 3,500 last year, meaning that on average one in 53 people in London became homeless.
Oksana Feyaz, Mayor of Newham, said she had placed addressing the homelessness crisis at the top of her priorities. She said the figures showed the serious scale of the challenge in Newham, where 14,611 people were registered as homeless, and that it was unacceptable that 70 people were sleeping on the streets every night (Proverbs 31:8-9, speaking up for those who have no voice). She said the municipality had used a grant of £1.9 million and a new approach, and that schemes had helped 79 homeless people on the streets.
After Newham, the report says the area with the largest number of displaced people was Harinji, where 9,216 people were registered as homeless.
Source: Read the original report (translated from Arabic)
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