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Young homeless driven to crime and prostitution

    News
  • Monday, May 28, 2012
    • | CYP Now
Young homeless people are going to "desperate measures" to avoid sleeping rough, including committing crimes or resorting to sex work just to get a roof over their head, a report by the charity Crisis has found.

Conflicting policy thwarts drive to tackle youth homelessness

    Other
  • Tuesday, April 3, 2012
    • | CYP Now
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.

'It feels odd to have a bed at last'

    Other
  • Friday, September 16, 2011
    • | CYP Now
After sleeping on a sofa for almost a year, Charlotte Jones has secured a supported housing place. But she is one of the lucky ones. Joe Lepper reports.

Tens of thousands set to lose legal advice

    News
  • Wednesday, September 14, 2011
    • | CYP Now
Close to 70,000 young people struggling with problems relating to issues such as homelessness and employment face losing access to free legal advice due to government plans to cut the legal aid budget by 350m, a report has warned.

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