The figures show that the number of 16- to 24-year-olds accepted as homeless by councils rose from 3,540 in the first quarter of 2010 to 4,060 during the first three months of this year — the biggest recorded year-on-year increase.
The rise comes amid an increase in homelessness among all ages from 9,590 during the first three months of 2010 to 11,350 during the same period this year.
The figures also show a small increase in the number of young people considered a priority need by councils. This group, which includes 16- to 17-year-olds, care leavers and pregnant teenagers, rose from 550 to 560 between the first quarter of 2010 and the same period this year.
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