New data from Dame Rachel de Souza’s office finds that that 6,469 16- and 17-year-olds presented as homeless to councils in 2022/23.
The research finds that 61 per cent of children who should have been taken into care did not get the care they were legally entitled to. They were either judged as “not to be homeless” or denied support for an unknown reason, according to the study.
“Some children described how when they were turned away from help, they were forced into precarious sofa-surfing arrangements with friends, as home was not safe. Many children had to seek help several times before they were given accommodation,” it states.
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