Homeless Health and Wellbeing Survey

West Sussex County Council is asking people aged 16 and over to share their experiences of homelessness to help improve local services.

Homelessness can affect someone’s health, wellbeing, and access to support and everyday activities. Anyone who is living in temporary accommodation, hostels or supported housing, sleeping rough, sofa surfing, or experiencing any other form of homelessness is invited to take part.

Working with partners across housing, health, care, and the voluntary sector, the council’s Public Health team will use the survey findings to contribute to an important Homelessness Health and Wellbeing Needs Assessment.

The anonymous survey is also available in an Easy Read, a print version, and can be translated into other languages. If you know someone who is homeless, please share this survey with them.

To thank those who complete the survey, there is a free prize draw to be in with a chance to win one of ten £25 shopping vouchers.

The survey closes at midnight on Sunday 12 April 2026.

Further information and alternative formats

You can use the Google Translate function to complete this survey in a range of different languages. The Google Translate widget can be found at the top left-hand side of the project page, where it sits just above the black West Sussex County Council ribbon.  For more information about the accessibility of this website, please see our Accessibility tab (opens in new window) at the foot of the page. 

How we will use the information (data) you give us 

West Sussex County Council’s Public Health team will collect some personal data in this survey to help us understand the characteristics and experiences of people completing it. The data will be processed in accordance with the 2018 Data Protection Act, the General Data Protection Regulations, and any subsequent relevant legislation. 

The data we collect will not be used for any purpose other than that stated above without your prior written consent. The data we collect will be securely stored by us for a period of up to 2 years before being appropriately destroyed. Data collected to administer the prize draw will be deleted within a month of vouchers being shared with winners.

West Sussex County Council is registered as a Data Controller (Reg. No. Z6413427). If you have any questions about your data, please read our West Sussex County Council Data Privacy Policy (opens in new window) or email publichealth@westsussex.gov.uk.