You are homeless if you have nowhere to stay and are living on the streets, but you can also be homeless even if you have a roof over your head. You count as homeless if you are:

• Sleeping on the streets or in a car, tent, car park etc
• Temporarily staying with friends (‘sofa-surfing’)
• Staying in emergency accommodation – such as a hostel, night/winter shelter, women’s refuge or B&B
• Staying in temporary accommodation and waiting to be allocated long-term housing – such as housing with support
• Squatting
• At risk of violence or abuse in your home
• Living in poor conditions that affect your health
• Living apart from your family because you don’t have a place to live together