In October 2019 we reported on the biggest rise in deaths of homeless people in England and Wales since records began.

About 726 homeless people died in 2018, a rise of 22% in one year, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.

• ONS: Deaths of homeless people in England and Wales - cached version from 2019
• CSV: Estimated and identified homeless deaths, 2013-2018 (for visualisation)

• Luke Hall, Housing minister
• John Healey, Shadow housing secretary
• Ben Humberstone, head of health analysis, the Office of National Statistics
• Alexandra Davis, who lost her brother Kane Walker after he took a fatal dose of heroin in Birmingham city centre in February
• Kenneth Lowry, volunteer, Birmingham section of the charity CERT UK that serves hot meals to people on the streets
• Peter Caine, volunteer, Helping the Homeless
• Dr Peter English, British Medical Association (BMA)
• Polly Neate, Shelter
• Spokesperson, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)

• Stacked column chart: Estimated and identified homeless deaths, 2013-2018
• Table: Homeless deaths in 2018, by council area (top 10)

• The first release of homeless deaths data by the ONS was covered in 2018
• You can find all stories tagged 'homelessness' that the BBC data units have been involved in here