Homeless 16-year-old forced to live in a tent for nine months
Lauren Higgs
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
A homeless 16-year-old had to spend nine months living in a tent and was forced to sell or give away his belongings after Kent and Dover councils failed to assess him or provide him with housing, a report by the Local Government Ombudsman has found.
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