Black people are three and a half times as likely to experience statutory homelessness as White British people, according to a new report authored by Heriot-Watt University.
Conducted in partnership with Race on the Agenda, and funded by Oak Foundation, the report has found that in England, the highest levels of homelessness risks are experienced by people from Black and minoritised ethnic backgrounds.
The report, the first in a series, found that experience of discrimination, harassment or abuse on the grounds of race or ethnicity in housing, or in other aspects of life, appears to be associated with elevated risks of homelessness.