With most experts predicting that the situation will worsen as the recession continues, Seyi Obakin, chief executive of Centrepoint, has decided to take a bold step as the youth homelessness charity celebrates its 40th anniversary.
Next year, he plans to set up a radical "college without walls", which will provide education for homeless Neet young people.
"There's a whole raft of young people who, for whatever reason, won't or can't engage with formal structures," he says. The college without walls will be a "bit like a buffet that young people can access at different times", he explains.
It won't have the boundaries of the traditional academic year or physical walls, but will combine the rigour of good, solid study, attainment and accredited qualifications with practical experience so young people can go into work or more formal education.
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