Latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), on the estimated number of homeless deaths across England and Wales in 2021, finds that 31 people aged 16 to 24 died in 2021 compared with 19 in 2020 and 22 in 2019.
Of those that died in 2021, 13 are recorded as being aged 16 to 19 and 18 are recorded as being aged 20 to 24.
Most homeless young people who died in 2021 were men, the records show, with just five female deaths reported.
Overall, 741 deaths of homeless people are estimated to have happened last year, with almost two in five related to drug poisoning in 2021.
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