• In London, over 450 hostels provide around 19, 600 beds for single homeless people
• Three main types of accommodation have developed in London to provide accomodation for rough sleepers:

1.       Direct access hostels and shelters- the first port of call for many of those leaving the streets;

2.       Specialist hostels to meet specific and higher multiple needs;

3.       Permanent move on accomodation- for former rough sleepers to move into when they are ready to sustain a tenancy. 

• Not all services for homeless people in London focus on rough sleepers. Hostels across London provide accommodation to homeless people who have never slept rough and among the total accommodation available across London are specialist accommodation projects linked to specific boroughs, or targeting certain groups e.g. foyers or supported housing projects.
• There are 130 homelessness charities in London