The pie chart illustrates the percentage of different reasons why people become homeless in the United Kingdom.
Overall, the most common cause of homelessness is losing accommodation with relatives or friends, while the least common is mortgage or rent arrears.
According to the chart, 34% of people become homeless because they can no longer stay with relatives or friends. This is followed by relationship breakdowns, which account for 24% of cases. Together, these two reasons make up more than half of all homelessness cases.
Loss of tenancy is another reason, representing 13% of the total. A smaller percentage, 9%, is due to mortgage or rent arrears, which is the least common cause. Finally, other reasons account for 19% of homelessness in the UK.
In summary, losing a place to live with relatives or friends is the main reason for homelessness, while financial problems with rent or mortgage payments are the least common cause.
