1. MSF partners community groups, social service agencies, government agencies and academics to understand the profiles and needs of homeless persons and rough sleepers and provide support to them.
2. The Report on the Street Count of Rough Sleepers 2022 details the nationwide single-night street count and survey of rough sleepers.
3. The Report highlights the following:
- Over 40% drop in people rough sleeping. 530 rough sleepers were found, a significant decrease from 921 rough sleepers sighted in a previous single-night count in 2019. This means that for every 100,000 persons in Singapore, about 9 are sleeping rough. The incidence of rough sleeping in Singapore (9) is lower than global cities such as New York (40) and Hong Kong (21).
- Multiple inter-related factors can lead to rough sleeping. Key challenges cited by rough sleepers included disagreements with family or co-habitants, difficulties in securing and maintaining housing, and irregular income or debt.
- Reduction in the number of rough sleepers reflects progress in whole-of-society efforts to engage and support rough sleepers.
4. MSF will continue to work with the Partners Engaging and Empowering Rough Sleepers (PEERS Network), so that each rough sleeper can better address the challenges that might be impeding his or her ability to secure stable long-term housing.
5. We invite everyone to join the effort. To volunteer with the PEERS Network, you can find out more here or contact the PEERS Office at msf_peersoffice@msf.gov.sg.
6. Please read the full report of Street Count of Rough Sleepers 2022 here.