The Danish government has carried three national surveys on homelessness in recent years (2007, 2009 and 2011. Each survey counted approximately 5,000 homeless people in Denmark, including rough sleepers, people in homeless shelters, and “hidden homeless” people without a housing solution staying temporarily with friends and family or awaiting release from hospitals, treatment centers or prisons. While the total number of homeless people has remained around 5,000, the latest survey shows an increase of young homeless people and those who spend nights with friends and family. The survey further notes a wider spread of homeless people outside the capital in the suburban municipalities of Copenhagen and Aarhus municipality.
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