Figures show 32 homeless people died in Liverpool City Region last year

32 homeless people died last year in the Liverpool City Region last year according to official figures.

The ONS has published the first ever research of its kind today, revealing deaths of homeless people have increased by nearly a quarter over five years across the country.

Life expectancy for the homeless is nearly half that for people in stable housing, with homeless men and women dying on average at the age of 44.

The figure for Merseyside is lower than Greater Manchester at 50, West Midlands at 34 and London at 136

London and the North West of England had the highest mortality rates, while in England and Wales last year more than half of homeless deaths were due to drug poisoning, liver disease or suicide

Work on the latest ONS figures was prompted by research from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism in October, which found at least 449 homeless people had died in the UK in the previous 12 months.