The charity’s research into young people’s experiences of moving out of homelessness and into independent living found that 70 per cent were ready to move on but remained in supported accommodation.
However, of those ready to move, only one in four felt that they would be able to do so within the next three months.
YMCA’s longitudinal research into the experiences of young homeless people revealed that an inability to save, lack of affordable housing and discrimination in the private rental sector were the main reasons given for why they were unable to move on from homelessness.
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