Details of fresh plans to combat youth homelessness emerged during a meeting between government officials and representatives of organisations in the children and young people’s sector, including Barnardo’s, the Princes Trust and Rathbone.
Minutes from the meeting reveal the group heard that "the government realises that there is an issue [regarding] homelessness among young people, and is already taking steps to address this".
The document states that homelessness advisers have started speaking to local authorities about how to make best use of an additional £20m of government funding, announced in December, to help them address homelessness for single people.
Early work on a payment-by-results scheme to improve outcomes is also underway.
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