Conflicting policy thwarts drive to tackle youth homelessness
Neil Puffett
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
The number of young people with nowhere to call home is on the rise. The latest government statistics show that 4,310 16- to 24-year-olds were officially declared homeless in the three months between October and December 2011. This is up from 3,880 in the same quarter in 2010 - an increase of 11 per cent.
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