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St Petrocs

St Petrocs Impact Report 2024

St Petrocs is Cornwall's leading homelessness charity, working to end rough sleeping across the county since 1981. Operating resource centres in Truro and Penzance alongside outreach, emergency and supported accommodation, the charity ended homelessness for 537 people in 2024, with 346 living in St Petrocs homes. In a county where holiday lets continue to squeeze affordable housing supply, St Petrocs provides a vital safety net — including specialist GP access — for people with no statutory entitlement to support.

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Resource centres in Truro and Penzance (showers, hot food, clothing, GP facility, phone charging, bag storage); street outreach across Cornwall; emergency accommodation; supported housing; resettlement services; employment and skills programme; health and recovery services; housing and benefits advice; vocational development

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 537 people had their homelessness ended in 2024 — they now have a home
Key Metric 2 346 people living in a St Petrocs house; 166 people in supported accommodation across Cornwall
Key Metric 3 Rough sleeping in Cornwall increased from 53 to 65 people — reflecting growing pressure on housing in the county

Key Outcomes

  • 537 people's homelessness ended and now living in a home; 346 people supported in St Petrocs housing with wraparound support
  • Employment and skills programme helping people gain qualifications and move into work; people with no entitlement to statutory support given a safety net through resource centres
  • Rough sleeping in Cornwall growing despite the charity's efforts, driven by acute housing shortage worsened by holiday let conversions reducing affordable stock for local people

Geography

South West

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