Research by Homeless Link, the umbrella body for homeless charities, estimates that 16,000 young people were supported by homeless charities in October and November this year, and 13,000 presented themselves as homeless or sought advice on housing from local authorities in October, the equivalent of 400 a day across Britain.
Data collected from a sample of 79 homeless charities and 108 local authorities found that 44 per cent of charities and 48 per cent of local authority housing services reported an increase in people aged 16 to 24 seeking help because they are currently homeless or at risk of becoming so. The majority (61 per cent) of young people accessing homeless charities and nearly half of those seen by local authorities were aged 19 or under.
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