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Sharp rise in homeless people dying in Coventry, new figures reveal

Postby dutchman » Mon Feb 25, 2019 6:40 pm

There has been a sharp rise in the number of homeless people dying in Coventry since 2013, new figures reveal

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) today released data on the number of deaths of homeless people in England and Wales at local authority level in every year from 2013 to 2017.

Coventry saw nine estimated deaths in 2017 which had risen from only two in 2014 and one in 2015.

This is the 15th highest of the 156 local authorities which recorded deaths.

The ONS in December revealed a 24 per cent increase in the deaths of homeless people in England and Wales in the last five years.

Now the figures have been broken down to regional levels and, in total, at least 19 people are estimated to have died without a home in the city since 2013.

The ONS included in the analysis those sleeping rough or in temporary accommodation like bed and breakfasts and hotels.

Chief executive of homelessness charity Coventry Cyrenians Mike Fowler said: “A few weeks ago the government’s own statistics showed a threefold increase in rough sleeping in Coventry and now we see an sharp increase in the number of premature deaths among homeless people.

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