Experiences of stigma and discrimination among people experiencing homelessness: a cross-sectional pilot survey in South London, UK.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To understand experiences of stigma and discrimination among adults who are homeless across multiple care and support system contexts.

Design

Cross-sectional survey embedded within an ethnographic case study.

Setting

South London, UK, 2024.

Participants

Convenience sample of 74 people experiencing homelessness, aged over 18 years.

Results

Participants most commonly reported unfair treatment in public settings (85%), legal settings (72%), housing and homelessness services (68%) and health settings (65%). These experiences were attributed to a range of factors and identities, with homelessness the most commonly cited; people commonly linked unfair experiences to multiple identities. People with more comorbidities reported experiencing unfair tre

SUBMITTER: Guise A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12542552 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature