
Last year, despite government claims of record investment in tackling homelessness, nearly 122,000 16- to 25-year-olds approached their local council because they were homeless or at risk of homelessness.
Urgent action is needed as the cost-of-living crisis is set to heap further pressure on these vulnerable young people. It’s not enough to simply manage youth homelessness. We must end it altogether. That is why – during Centrepoint’s National Youth Homelessness Conference last week – we launched a sector-wide consultation into ending youth homelessness.
We’re calling on charities, public bodies, councils, academics, campaign groups, and people with lived experience, to join us in a national conversation. One that sets out what steps we need to take to ensure that the next generation does not face the same risks of homelessness and housing insecurity that too many young people do today.
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