Care charity Become, which analysed the figures, found that 4,300 care leavers aged 18 to 20 were assessed as homeless in the last year – up from 2,790 in 2018/19, marking an increase of 54%.
The charity highlights that the increase has become more prevalent over the last two years, with figures jumping 27% between 2021/22 and 2023/24 – an increase of 910 young people.
The analysis shows that the number of care leavers aged 18 – 20 facing homelessness has risen more than twice as fast as the overall number of homeless households, and fifteen times faster than the overall number of young people facing homelessness.
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