英国慈善机构Nacro发布报告称，英格兰和威尔士去年释放的出狱人员中近六分之一无处可住，这一比例达到五年以来的最高水平。[1]根据最新数据，2025-26年度共有15155名出狱人员在释放时无住房，相当于每周约300人，较前一年增长18%。[1]这一现象特别影响女性群体，无住房女性出狱人员人数超过1300人，同比增加27%。[1]
这一现象直接威胁了首相Andy Burnham的根除粗睡（露宿街头）承诺。[1]Burnham的计划包括在三年内投入3.4亿英镑资金用于解决这一问题。[1]Nacro首席执行官Enver Solomon指出，被释放到粗睡状态的人中四分之三在一年内会再次犯罪，而有住房的出狱人员这一比例仅为三分之一。[1]
地区差异显著，南中部英格兰无住房出狱人员比例最高，达到20.7%，而威尔士最低为11.1%。[1]此外，监狱长官检查员Charlie Taylor的调查发现，许多监狱中约30%的囚犯在被释放前没有落实固定住所。[1]
The charity Nacro has raised alarm over mounting failures to house ex-prisoners upon release, warning that Prime Minister Andy Burnham's commitment to end rough sleeping could be jeopardized [1]. In the 2025-26 financial year, nearly one in six prisoners released in England and Wales lacked accommodation, reaching a five-year high of 15,155 individuals—equivalent to approximately 300 people per week [1]. This figure represents an 18 percent increase from the previous year, with women accounting for over 1,300 of those without housing, a 27 percent rise [1].
The homelessness rate among released prisoners has climbed steadily, rising from 10.6 percent in 2021-22 to 15.9 percent in 2025-26 [1]. Regional disparities are pronounced, with South Central England recording the highest proportion at 20.7 percent, while Wales reported the lowest at 11.1 percent [1]. Nacro's Chief Executive Enver Solomon emphasized the stakes, stating that "three-quarters of people released into rough sleeping reoffend within a year, compared with a third of those with housing" [1]. Prison inspectors have also documented systemic gaps, with Prison Inspector Charlie Taylor identifying that many facilities house 30 percent of inmates with no fixed abode [1].
Burnham has pledged to allocate £340 million over three years to eliminate rough sleeping [1]. However, the scale of the housing crisis among ex-prisoners now threatens the viability of this commitment, as the population being released without shelter continues to expand.