Research by charity Homeless Link states that “in many cases, the range of services intended to support young people are not helping to promote the assets they need to build their own strengths and agency.”
Through a series of interviews with young people who had experienced homelessness, the charity found that “ending youth homelessness not only requires spotting prevention opportunities and tackling the under-resourced system, but also ensuring that we provide services that support young people as capable and passionate agents for change who deserve a role in decisions that affect them.”
Latest figures from Centrepoint show that in 2018/19 approximately 91,500 young people aged 16-24 approached their local council for help due to risk of homelessness, however, Homeless Link says this does not include hundreds of “hidden homeless” young people who have not approached their council.
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