Increase in hospital admissions related to homelessness

New analysis from The King’s Fund shows a steep year-on-year rise in the number of hospital admissions related to homelessness in England. In 2018/19, 27,883 people were admitted to hospital in England with a primary or secondary diagnosis of homelessness, up from 24,500 in 2017/18. Since 2013/14 there has been a 130% increase in hospital admissions related to homelessness. The number of older people falling into homelessness has surged in recent years with a 39% rise in people over 60 approaching the authorities because they are in need of housing by local councils over the last five years, with the figure increasing from 1,800 in 2012-13 to