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Councils support more homeless young people

    News
  • Wednesday, April 1, 2020
  • | CYP Now
The proportion of young people in housing crisis supported by councils rose last year but homelessness cases that were prevented remained low, according to analysis by youth homelessness charity Centrepoint.

Prioritise help for homeless young people

    Opinion
  • Thursday, January 2, 2020
  • | CYP Now
Housing charity Shelter released some worrying statistics in early December, highlighting the number of children expected to be homeless or living in temporary accommodation over Christmas would hit a 12-year high.

General election 2019: Key policy guide

    Analysis
  • Tuesday, November 26, 2019
  • | CYP Now
Derren Hayes analyses what the main parliamentary parties are pledging on the key policy battlegrounds for the children, young people and families sector at the coming general election.

Early Help: Special Report

    Features
  • Wednesday, August 28, 2019
  • | CYP Now
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.

It was probably lonely this Christmas

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, January 2, 2019
  • | CYP Now
The festive season has come and gone and, I am sure, there were occasional moments when our eyes and thoughts turned - or were turned - to homeless people.

Legal Update: Council homelessness failings

    Features
  • Tuesday, November 27, 2018
  • | CYP Now
Kamena Dorling, head of policy and public affairs at Coram, examines the lessons from a recent ombudsman investigation into the accommodation of a vulnerable homeless 17-year-old boy.

Tackling youth homelessness

    Features
  • Tuesday, January 3, 2017
  • | CYP Now
Gabriella Józwiak investigates the factors making it increasingly difficult for young people to find housing and looks at three innovative projects that are helping to prevent youth homelessness.