The claim that "people are unable to have the security of their own home" is a broad characterisation of the UK housing situation, made in the context of describing a "housing crisis." It does not claim that *all* people or *no one* has housing security, but rather that a significant number of people lack it. This is strongly supported by official data: 1. **Homelessness and temporary accommodation:** Government statistics for October–December 2025 show 134,210 households in temporary accommodation in England, up 5.0% year-on-year. The government's own *National Plan to End Homelessness* (2025) states: "We inherited a situation where homelessness in England has reached crisis point. Every day last year, 900 households, including almost 300 families with children, were made homeless or threatened with homelessness." 2. **Rough sleeping:** The same National Plan notes rough sleeping is "at near-record levels, up by over 150% since 2010." 3. **Private rented sector insecurity:** The end of a private rented assured shorthold tenancy was the single most common reason for households being owed a prevention duty in Q4 2025, accounting for 32.8% of cases. Only about 15% of private renters had been in the same tenancy for over 10 years, compared to 58% of owner-occupiers. Section 21 "no-fault" evictions were a major driver of insecurity until the Renters' Rights Act banned them from 1 May 2026. 4. **Affordability and access:** The National Plan notes social housing has declined from one in three households in the 1980s to one in six, and that 71% of the lowest-income private renters spend more than 30% of their income on rent. While the phrasing is broad and political, the underlying factual basis is well-established by official data. The government's own documents describe the situation as a "crisis point." Sources: - GOV.UK, *Statutory homelessness in England: October to December 2025* — https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statutory-homelessness-in-england-october-to-december-2025/statutory-homelessness-in-england-october-to-december-2025 - GOV.UK, *A National Plan to End Homelessness* (PDF) — https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/694273ad36f089d38be1f1c8/A_National_Plan_to_End_Homelessness.pdf - GOV.UK, *Historic protections for renters in action across England* — https://www.gov.uk/government/news/historic-protections-for-renters-in-action-across-england - ONS, *Private rented sector statistics from across the UK: 2025* — https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/articles/privaterentedsectorstatisticsfromacrosstheuk/2025 - GOV.UK, *English Housing Survey 2024-25: Headline findings on demographics and household resilience* — https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/chapters-for-english-housing-survey-2024-to-2025-headline-findings-on-demographics-and-household-resilience