The Latest Breaking News from the Museum of Homelessness

Criminal review – homelessness show delivers a rage-making punch in the gut

This mostly alfresco show expertly unpicks how homeless and nomadic people have been persecuted over the centuries – from archaic laws to ludicrous tabloid headlines

The Guardian - UK · May 25

UK’s housing crisis laid bare as record number of homeless people – including 11 children – died last year

Eleven children – including four under the age of one – died while homeless last year, data from The Museum of Homelessness found

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2025

UK homeless deaths up 9% in a year including 11 children, say researchers

The Museum of Homelessness has been running the Dying Homeless Project since 2019.

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2025

More than 1300 homeless people died in UK in 2022, say researchers

MORE than 1300 homeless people died across the UK last year, according to research by a social justice group.

The National (Scotland) · Apr 20, 2023

More than 1,300 people died while homeless in UK during 2022

Charity says stronger policy and investment needed to tackle ‘appalling loss of life’, after 85% rise in deaths since 2019

The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2023

More than 1,300 homeless people died in UK in 2022, say researchers

New figures also suggest how many deaths took place in supported housing exempt from local caps on housing benefit.

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023

More than 1,300 homeless people died in UK in 2022

The Museum of Homelessness said the figure of 1,313 in 2022 was up by 85% since its work began four years ago

Wales Online · Apr 20, 2023

Over 500 homeless deaths in Scotland in just three years sparks demand for action over 'national disgrace'

At least 157 homeless Scots died last year, taking the total in three years to 518, which campaigners say is a "national disgrace".

Daily Record · Apr 19, 2023