Work with SMBC to reduce rough sleeping in Solihull
The government has released the annual rough sleeping figures for the country and despite supporting more people who are sleeping rough into safe and secure housing than the previous year, Solihull’s official figure for rough sleeping is 12 people, double last year’s figure of six.
The national rough sleeping figures are produced annually as a snapshot by every local authority in the country on a single night in autumn. It is recorded annually in this way in order to monitor rough sleeping patterns year on year and region by region.
Alongside this snapshot, Solihull Council tracks patterns and numbers of people sleeping rough to inform and strengthen its rough sleeper outreach work and other support throughout the year.
Useful websites and phone numbers –
To report someone sleeping, contact Streetlink at https://thestreetlink.org.uk/ Connecting people sleeping rough to local services
To make a donation to Change into Action Solihull – which funds additional help with people who are homeless – visit https://changeintoaction.org.uk/
To contact Solihull Community Housing for emergency provision, call 0121 717 1515 (24/7)
To find local help or make a donation anywhere in the West Midlands visit https://streetsupport.net/
If you think someone is in immediate danger please call 999
