Number of homeless people in Southampton

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Dear Southampton City Council,

Please provide data and information regarding homeless rough sleepers in Southampton over the past five years and to include:

Total number each year,
age and sex,
reasons for homelessness.

If you can identify any ways that my request could be refined, I would be grateful for any further information.

Thankyou for helping regarding this topic, I look forward to your response in the near future.

Yours faithfully,
Liam Rice.

Information, Southampton City Council

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Dear Liam Rice

 

I refer to your Freedom of Information request referenced FOI-2021-0672.

 

Please find attached the Council’s response to your recent Freedom of
Information Act request.

 

 

Kind Regards,

 

Business Support Officer

Business Support Service

Southampton City Council

 

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