AQW 54856/11-16

Mr Alex Easton
Democratic Unionist Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 26/02/2016
Answered On Date: 08/03/2016
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Social Development how many people are considered to be homeless and sleeping on the street.

Answer:

In relation to the Belfast area an audit of those considered to be homeless, and sleeping on the street, was carried out between May and July 2015. At the end of each day during this period, the Street Audit Team recorded the number of individuals who had been recorded as actually sleeping rough. The average number of rough sleepers per night was 6. Advice and assistance was offered in all cases.

There is currently no data available to gauge the number of individuals who are homeless and sleeping on the street outside of Belfast.