There is no official figure for how many people are homeless across the UK.
In autumn 2017, Homeless Link estimated that 4,751 people slept rough on any one night - a 15% increase from the year before.
Since 2010 rough sleeping has risen by 169%.
An estimated 80% of homeless people reported a form of mental health illness, while 45% received a diagnosis.
But what are the stories behind the figures tucked away in a sleeping bag in the doorways and side streets of Surrey?
Reporter Isabel Dobinson spoke to four clients at Woking's York Road Project about life on the streets of one of the UK's richest counties.
"I could have so easily killed myself, it is selfish but no one wants to live this life"
For Hayley Razzell from Byfleet, there was a specific time in her life which was a trigger point. In the space of three months, she lost her beloved grandfather and handed over custody of her beautiful baby daughter.
"That's where everything stemmed from there - the drugs, the drinking," the 26-year-old said.
"I wanted the best thing for her, so at the time I didn't really care about myself. I had no choice, it was the right thing for her. I am getting there and I am trying.
"She is my motivation. I think about her all of the time, I carry her around in my pocket with me, I have a photo of her."
The mother has been on and off Surrey's streets since she was 17-years-old and found herself homeless once again when she came out of prison for an assault in March 2018.
"I have been two days sober. I feel alright, I know I can walk through the door with my head held high," she said.
"The night shelter really helped me, I couldn't give them enough praise, they do so much for us. If we didn't have these people, I don't know where we would end up."
Hayley was the only current female client at York Road Project's night shelter.
"All of the guys are like my extended family. We all help each other out because we know what's it like to be in this situation - we have our own little community.
"If it weren't for the guys, I wouldn't be able to handle it, they look out for me. I am like their little sister even though I am probably older than half of them.
"We walk along the street and some people look at us like we are tramps, that's the stigma," she continued.
"Growing up, I thought I was going to have it all - the car, the job but it doesn't work out that way.
"People don't choose to be homeless but it is getting more and more frequent. It can happen to anybody, everyone has a different story."
Hayley suffered a breakdown following the death of her grandfather and the handover of her daughter, who is now in the care of the father and his partner.
"I suffer from really bad anxiety and badly from depression.
"On numerous occasions I have tried self harming - taking overdoses, jumping in front of trains, jumping into traffic. I didn't want to have to deal with day to day life. It is a much easier way out.
"No one wants to live this life. As much as I make out it's okay, it's not okay. It shouldn't happen, the government should not allow this. "
Hayley hopes to find herself a "dry house" which provides drink and drug tests and to be reconnected with her daughter.
"I don't see my future at the moment - it's dark, it's gloomy"
26-year-old Levi Gardiner from Haslemere used to work as a garage retail assistant in Brighton.
But he fell behind on his rent due to his severe anxiety which at one point, led to him not being able to leave the safety of the house for almost one month.
He lost his job and when a friend could no longer pitch him up, Levi found himself on the streets.
"Having nowhere to live is horrible, you haven't got anything or anyone to rely on, all you have is yourself," he said.
"Becoming homeless, I thought it would never happen to me, it was scary. You haven't got anything or anyone to rely on, all you have is yourself.
"With my anxiety, I find it hard to try and get housing. I get really nervous and uptight, at the moment it is sky high.
"I feel scared, I am worried where I am going to go next, I really don't know, it is getting on top of me."
Levi said mental health was a "big cause" of homelessness.
"Landlords don't understand it," he said.
"People think being homeless is selective, you made yourself homeless, that's not the case - it can happen to anyone.
"I don't see my future at the moment. It's dark, it's gloomy. When you're homeless, you try and think about the future, but you worry every day.
"When I walk in the street and see people who have families, it's like, yeah I used to have a family."
Last summer, when he was at his lowest, Levi rang the Samaritans help line and urges anyone who needs the support, to do the same.
"The most important thing is, if you are homeless, is to seek support, talk to anyone about it."
"I just want to settle down, I can't survive if I'm out on the street again"
Artie Gower moved to London from Glasgow following a divorce 30 years ago.
After three years in the capital, the 57-year-old came to Woking to work as a labourer, building the Peacocks Shopping Centre.
Following another relationship breakdown six years later and a short stint in prison, he found himself on the streets.
"I was told London was paved with gold but now we all know that's not true," he said.
"Eventually I met a woman I fell in love with, we had three kids. We settled down, had our own place. The council gave us a place but after five to six years it didn't work out."
For the following 18 years, Artie lived between a temporary flat and a bed-sit but he turned to alcohol to numb his depression.
When he left prison 18 months ago, he had no home to return to.
"I was now homeless and had nowhere to go so I got a garage, a concrete garage behind some shops.
"It was the worse winter of my life, I nearly died. There was no electricity, cooking facilities - I was there for around five and-a-half months."
Artie lost his shelter and all of his possessions, including photographs and his guitar when a candle he used to keep himself warm set alight to his sleeping bag.
The entire garage caught alight and once again, he found himself without a home.
"I was told about York Road Project so I came here, these people are good people," he said.
"I just want to settle down again, I just want a wee place I can call home.
"I'm 57, I can't survive if I'm out on the street again - I nearly died in that fire."
"There is never a moment of peace, you can never feel safe"
After years of couch-surfing, staying in squats and living on the streets across the UK, Dan Tidman is back in his hometown of Woking.
The 26-year-old has been homeless for eight years following time in prison for burglary offences.
"It happened when I was 18, I've been homeless since. I've been off and on the streets, in and out of squats, everywhere. On sofas, staying at people's places, renting rooms from drug addicts for £40 a month - whatever I can do to stay somewhere," he said.
"Sometimes it is dripping down with rain, it's freezing cold, you've got icicles in your sleeping bag - you just really want to curl up and die.
"You wake up, it is freezing still, you wrap yourself up in layers so you are sweating but you are still cold, you want fresh air but you are sweating out, it's impossible to deal with."
The first night in a new area can be terrifying for people living on the streets. Dan has been on edge ever since one of his friends was badly beaten up by a gang while she slept outside a Guildford church.
"You can't feel safe, you don't know what to expect - there is never a moment of peace," Dan said.
"There are hundreds of things to think about. It's exhausting, even if you get to sleep you don't have a good sleep. You are so exhausted and you can't sleep, you end up losing your mind, one way or another."
Like many of York Road's homeless clients, Dan has suffered from mental health challenges, including depression from a young age - a problem he admits has not been helped by years of drug taking.
Dan previously worked in sales and marketing but suffered a severe breakdown following the end of a relationship.
He hopes to return to the industry he once loved.
"It's very challenging but it's the best job in the world"
The York Road Project in Goldsworth Road has provided vital support to rough sleepers for almost two decades.
For the past six years Cath Stamper has worked around the clock as the charity's chief executive and has lent a helping hand to thousands of homeless clients - including Hayley, Levi, Artie and Dan.
The team of only 10 permanent workers has seen increased numbers of young people asking for help, women who have fallen into homelessness and substance abuse.
Meanwhile, around 70% of the charity's clients have mental health challenges - an issue exacerbated by central government cuts to services.
All four of the rough sleepers interviewed by Get Surrey are battling mental health challenges - an issue which is not unusual among the homeless, said Cath.
"Definitely, the primary cause is mental health, it is more visible because the support has reduced because of cuts. I would suggest around 70% of our client group have had some kind of trauma throughout their life.
"We are not qualified mental health workers.
"We sometimes have to deal with very challenging behaviour, add substance issues into that and you potentially have a volatile situation, or you have someone crying on the floor threatening to kill themselves.
"You need to be a social worker, a police officer, a mental health worker, a doctor, a dogsbody, you need to be all of those things."
For Cath and her dedicated team of employees and volunteers, the rewarding job is worth the hard work, emotional challenges and long hours.
"It's not all sunshine and roses, it's very challenging but it's the best job in the world, absolutely," she said.
""What we do is make a difference with those people we have contact with every second of every day.
"We care and I certainly care very deeply for each and every one of them. We all need somewhere to belong.
"I absolutely believe everyone has the ability and power in their lives to make changes and we see it all of the time."
