The places in Yorkshire where dozens of homeless people tragically died last year

Last year, 41 homeless people living across Yorkshire lost their lives.

Sadly, very little is known about these people – just that they were sleeping rough, either out on the streets or ‘sofa surfing’, with no place to call their own.

The average age of those homeless people who died in Yorkshire last year was 39, but, disturbingly, some of them were just teenagers. The youngest was only 16.

This data has been collated by the Museum of Homelessness as part of their Dying Homeless memorial, which has been set up to honour and remember those who lost their lives while homeless.

Since the count began, in 2017, the Museum of Homelessness has recorded a staggering 2,466 deaths among the homeless population in the UK, with the year 2020 seeing a shocking rise in deaths.

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The Museum of Homelessness’ research into homeless deaths during the Covid-19 pandemic shows that there has been a 37 percent increase in deaths when compared to pre-pandemic figures.

Though emergency housing helped to prevent some deaths in 2020, Jess Turtle, co-founder of the Museum of Homelessness said that this is “no substitute” for a safe home.

She said: “A hotel or hostel room is no substitute for a safe home. The government touts ‘Everyone In’ as a runaway success. But it didn’t stop a staggering increase in the number of people dying while homeless– despite the best efforts of our colleagues around the country who worked 24 hours a day on emergency response.

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“These heart-breaking findings demonstrate how the pandemic hit a system already cut to the bone from 10 years of austerity and the scale of the challenge we face to recover. The government needs to stop repackaging old funding commitments as new support and do more to stop this terrible loss of life.”

Below are the areas of Yorkshire with recorded homeless deaths last year.

Sheffield

Unknown name – Died in Sheffield on January 14 2020, aged 54.

Unknown name – Died in Sheffield on June 18 2020, aged 75.

Unknown name – Died in Sheffield on September 18 2020, aged 41.

Unknown name – Died in Sheffield in unknown month of 2020, aged 42.

Samaritans : Phone 116 123, 24 hours a day, or email jo@samaritans.org, in confidence

Platform 1 men’s community group : Support for issues including mental health problems and addiction recovery. Visit the website or call 01484 421143.

Andy’s Man Club : info@andysmanclub.co.uk

PAPYRUS : A voluntary organisation supporting suicidal teens and young adults. Phone 0800 068 4141

Mind : A charity offering support and advice for people with mental health problems.

Bullying UK : A website for both children and adults affected by bullying. Click here

Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) : For young men who are feeling unhappy. There’s a website and a helpline: 0800 58 58 58

MindOut: Provide support and advice on mental health for members of LGBTQ communities. Phone 01273 234839   

Doncaster

Unknown name – Died in Doncaster in February 2020, aged 65.

Unknown name – Died in Doncaster in April 2020, aged 32.

Unknown name – Died in Doncaster in September 2020, aged 44.

Unknown name – Died in Doncaster in November 2020, aged 46.

Unknown name – Died in Doncater in November 2020, aged 32.

Kirklees

Unknown name – Died in Kirklees on June 17 2020, aged 42.

Unknown name – Died in Kirklees on September 17 2020, aged 63.

Unknown name – Died in Kirklees on October 4 2020, aged 34.

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Four homeless people died in Bradford in 2020, the exact date of these deaths is not known.

The names and ages of the four are also unknown.

Wakefield

Unknown name – Died in Wakefield on January 16 2020, aged 54.

Unknown name – Died in Wakefield on April 27 2020, aged 61.

Unknown name – Died in Wakefield on May 21, 2020 aged 30.

Unknown name – Died in Wakefield on May 28 2020, aged 39.

Unknown name – Died in Wakefield on July 23 2020, aged 42.

Unknown name – Died in Wakefield on August 13 2020, aged 63.

Unknown name – Died in Wakefield on September 14 2020, aged 35.

Unknown name – Died in Wakefield on September 24 2020, aged 36.

Unknown name – Died in Wakefield on November 19 2020, aged 51.

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Unknown name – Died in Leeds on February 11 2020, aged 19.

Unknown name – Died in Leeds on February 24 2020, aged 37.

Unknown name – Died in Leeds in March 2020, aged 51.

Unknown name – Died in Leeds on April 24 2020, aged 40.

Unknown name – Died in Leeds on June 7 2020, aged 36.

Unknown name – Died in Leeds on July 11 2020, aged 51.

Unknown name – Died in Leeds on July 24 2020, aged 51.

Unknown name – Died in Leeds on August 19 2020, aged 35.

Edward Franklin – Died in Leeds on September 8 2020, aged 36.

Unknown name – Died in Leeds on October 7 2020, aged 30.

Unknown name – Died in Leeds on October 8 2020, aged 52.

Unknown name – Died in Leeds on November 20 2020, aged 49.

Harrogate

Unknown name – Died in Harrogate on April 8 2020, aged 16.

Unknown name – Died in Harrogate on October 24 2020, aged 45.

York

Unknown name – Died in York on March 12 2020, aged 36.

Unknown name – Died in York on July 12 2020, aged 52.