Derbyshire Homeless Watch
The Derbyshire Homeless Watch Survey has provided an annual shapshot of homelessness across Derbyshire since 2008. The success of Homeless Watch is entirely dependent on the agencies who take part. For a two week period agencies are required to use a Homeless Watch survey form to record details of everyone who presents as homeless to their project during a two week period (usually the last week in September and the first week in October).
Information drawn from the survey can be used by a range of organisations to analyse levels of homelessness and the support needs of homeless people to ensure a sufficient range of services are available to meet those needs.
Derbyshire Homeless Watch 2011 - Monday 26th September to Sunday 9th October
Homeless Watch is fast appraoching and will run this year for two weeks from Monday 26th September to Sunday 9th October. Following on from the success of last year's event we have organised another
Homeless Watch briefing event on Wednesday 7th September at Dunston Innovation Centre. The purpose of this event is to provide organisations with clear and practical advice on how to administer the survey. If you are interested in attending this event,
please complete a booking form here.
The success of this survey is completely dependent on your participation - 83 agencies took part in Homeless Watch last year and once again we would like to encourage as many organisations as possible to please take part again this year.
Follow Our Step by Step Guide on How To Take Part In Derbyshire Homeless Watch 2011
Homeless Watch Across the East Midlands
Homeless Watch surveys have been conducted in
Nottinghamshire over the last five years and are a key source of information about Homelessness in the County. Last year,
Northamptonshire also took part in Homeless Watch for the first time.
The main report for Derbyshire Homeless Watch 2010 is available below and so are the Homeless Watch district reports for each local authority in Derbyshire including Derby City.
Headlines From Derbyshire Homeless Watch 2010
- 431 homeless adults presented to the survey this year
- 134 dependent children were recorded by the survey
- 83 agencies took part in Homeless Watch this year, 69% up on agencies participating last year (49)
- 62 people were recorded as rough sleeping this year
- The districts with the highest number of homeless presentations were Derby City (110) Chesterfield (82) Erewash (69) Amber Valley (57)
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