Youth homeless charity Centrepoint revealed the extent of the issue facing 16- to 25-year-olds this winter in its No Place To Stay report.
Centrepoint sent Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to all 326 councils in England asking how many 16- to 25-year-olds had presented as homeless or were at risk of becoming homeless last winter after the Homelessness Reduction Act was passed in 2017. Of those, 248 responded.
The act states that local councils must take the details of all people presenting to them as homeless.
Research suggests that between November this year and January 2020, more than 22,000 young people will seek help for homelessness.
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