Rough sleeping is rising across Southall and the wider Ealing borough. Ealing is currently in the top 8 London boroughs for homelessness.
One third of rough sleepers in the borough are non-UK nationals with no recourse to public funds, meaning they cannot legally work, rent, or claim benefits. This makes finding a route off the streets significantly harder.
If you see someone rough sleeping in Southall or the wider area, here’s what you can do:
🏠 Report it via Streetlink (
streetlink.org.uk or the app). Streetlink is run by St Mungo’s and Homeless Link. Your report goes directly to the local outreach team, who will visit the person and offer support including shelter, healthcare and longer-term housing.
🤝 Hope for Southall Street Homeless is an independent local charity offering emergency beds, free meals, immigration advice and tailored support for rough sleepers with a Southall connection. They work alongside St Mungo’s and the council’s outreach team. Donate or volunteer at
hopeforsouthallstreethomeles….
⛪ Ealing Churches Winter Night Shelter runs rolling shelters across borough churches between late November and March.
📞 If you’re at risk of homelessness yourself, contact Ealing Council homelessness services for direct support.
In October 2025, Ealing was awarded £857,000 in government funding to expand homelessness prevention and rough sleeper recovery services across the borough.
Rough sleeping is the most visible form of poverty in West London. Doing something about it doesn’t always mean handing over change, sometimes it means making the call to outreach.
🎥 Source: @hirobellal Ealing Council, Hope for Southall Street Homeless, St Mungo’s, Ealing News
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