Nacro warned in August 2026 that preventing homelessness after prison must form part of efforts to reduce rough sleeping. This archive report was checked against the charity's own 12 August publication.
What Nacro reported
The organisation described around 300 releases into homelessness each week and said this represented approximately 16% of prison releases, compared with around 10% in 2021/22. These are Nacro's reported figures, not a new calculation by Property Perpetuity.
Its account explains that people can lose their home during custody or have an address that is not safe to return to. Accommodation recorded on paper therefore does not necessarily resolve someone's housing needs.
Planning beyond the first night
Nacro called for better coordination between public services and accommodation support before release. It highlighted the difficulty of arranging other essentials while an address remains uncertain.
The charity's position is that a bed alone is insufficient without suitable support and a stable housing pathway. Its warning concerns delivery of policy commitments, rather than evidence that an announced homelessness target has already been achieved.