There has been a six per cent fall in young people sleeping rough in London at a time when the overall figure for street homelessness is on the rise, data has revealed.
Amid rising knife crime, youth homelessness and care referrals, the case for spending on early help has never been so important, yet investment in prevention services has been falling, fuelling late interventions.
Increasing numbers of vulnerable young people face homelessness unless measures to improve the supply, quality and stability of the private rented sector are taken, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has warned.