Young people have urged the government to improve careers advice, support for the young homeless, sex education and funding for education and training.
Facing a room full of children and young people at a meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Youth Affairs last week, minister for the cabinet office Liam Byrne heard their stories of difficulties securing housing, financial barriers for those trying to return to education, and poor careers advice and relationship education.
Speaking about the government's social mobility agenda, young people said some of their basic needs were not being met.
One young person, who is living in a hostel after becoming homeless, said: "Homeless young people are supposed to be a priority for housing but some of us are living in hostels for years. When you go to the housing officer they say if you don't have a baby you are not a priority. I don't want to have a baby just to get a house."
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