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This study was undertaken to establish: the characteristics of single homeless people; the reasons why single people become and remain homeless; the accommodation and support needs and preferences of single homeless people.

Main Topics:

Demographic details (age, gender, ethnic background, education, employment, income, health, experience of institutions and the armed forces); present and previous accommodation; experience of sleeping rough; reasons for leaving last home; looking for accommodation; accommodation expectations and preferences; need for care and support.

Multi-stage stratified random sample

Face-to-face interview