Unique website showing services for homeless people across London is updated for 2026 by London Homelessness Foundation in partnership with Homeless Link
LHF’s Atlas was launched eight years ago. On average over 300 people visit the site each month.
The Atlas is an interactive website that allows people to view service information and statistics
across London, in a specific borough or at a multi-borough level. It provides a unique overview of
the volume and composition of homelessness services in London for people with experience of, or
at risk of, sleeping rough.
Commissioners, policy makers and others working in the homelessness sector use the website to
quickly access information about available services and view the latest statistics on rough sleeping.
More recent maps also provide information for those who need to find out how to contact a
housing options service for themselves or someone they are supporting and to help people identify
organisations working to end homelessness in their areas so they can support these efforts.
The latest version which is launched today includes updates for all 33 local authority areas in
London with data provided by most Local Authorities and homelessness service providers across the
capital.
Exclusive data launched in the new Atlas today shows:
- There are over 10,000 spaces in hostels and supported housing in London’s homelessness sector. This accommodation is the main way people who have experienced rough sleeping are able to move off the streets.
- There are now 32 Housing First projects with spaces to support 669 people who face some of the most significant barriers to moving on from homelessness – this type of service provision is increasing year-on-year but remains small compared to traditional accommodation services.
- There are 3,800 social rented homes across London, specifically allocated to former rough sleepers though the Clearing House service and Tenancy Sustainment Teams.
- For the second year, information about young people’s accommodation has been requested specifically. These services provide supported accommodation for young people aged 16 to 25. This includes care leavers, unaccompanied asylum seekers, and young people who have experienced or are at risk of rough sleeping. This provision plays a key role in preventing rough sleeping. 2,277 spaces were identified across London.
- There were 592 spaces provided in Winter Shelters across London over the winter season (some remain open at the time of the launch while others have closed for the year). This is a slight increase compared to winter 2024/25. After the shift to single room provision during the pandemic the picture is far more mixed with an increase in communal sleeping provision in shelters over recent years.
Ian Brady, LHF Executive Chair said:
“With the Mayor’s Rough Sleeping Plan of Action and MHCLG’s National Plan to End
Homelessness setting a renewed direction for tackling homelessness, having a clear and up-to-date
picture of services across London is more important than ever. The Atlas provides a unique
overview of many of the key interventions in place – from outreach to accommodation to specialist
health teams – helping partners understand provision and identify gaps. We are very grateful to the
organisations across London who contribute information each year to make this resource possible.”
Rick Henderson, Chief Executive of Homeless Link, commented:
“The number of people sleeping rough on London’s streets remains unacceptably high, in part due
to the underfunding and decommissioning of vital support services. With new government funding
settlements available to address rough sleeping, the Atlas is an essential tool for local councils
looking to identify the support to develop and invest in, thereby empowering people to leave
homelessness behind.”
Becky Rice, Project Manager, added:
“Each year we work with local authorities and service providers across London to improve and
expand the information available in the LHF Atlas. We are very grateful to all those who contribute
their time and data to make this possible. LHF Atlas continues to provide the only source of public
information in some key areas including homelessness accommodation, Housing First provision and
Tenancy Sustainment teams. In the coming months we will also begin work to refresh the Atlas
website, and we look forward to sharing further developments with our users.”
Data collection methods and a glossary of definitions used in the Atlas are available on the site www.lhfatlas.org.uk.
For more information, pictures, interviews or quotes please contact mark@markwall.co.uk For more information about the LHF go to www.lhf.org.uk