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Daily roundup: Homelessness, safeguarding, and looked-after children.

Friday, June 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Increasing number of young people reported sleeping rough; new chair of safeguarding board appointed in Sandwell; and NICE publishes best practice briefing on looked-after children, all in the news today.

Passion for positive thinking

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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Laura McCardle meets Jane Slowey, chief executive of the Foyer Federation.

One in six authorities to face multi-agency inspections

News

Monday, June 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Up to 25 local authorities will be judged on their multi-agency child protection arrangements under new inspections being introduced in April 2015, it has been announced.

Profit-making firms to be prevented from delivering child protection

News

Friday, June 20, 2014

| CYP Now

Only non-profit organisations will be allowed to deliver child protection services under controversial government plans to give councils more freedom in the way they work with vulnerable children, it has been announced.

Good Idea: Prototype flat aids youth independence transition

Other

Monday, May 26, 2014

| CYP Now

YMCA scheme aims to offer homeless young people living in temporary accommodation an alternative affordable housing option that will give them the stability needed to get on their feet.

Councils must build on youth housing solutions

Other

Monday, May 26, 2014

| CYP Now

The 10 per cent rise in house prices in England reported last week was widely seen as another sign that the economy is recovering from the deepest recession in living memory. Good news for home owners certainly, but soaring property prices are making it harder for young people to not just get on the housing ladder, but branch out into independent living generally.

Fall in crisis loans 'raises youth homelessness risk'

News

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

| CYP Now

The number of crisis loans and grants given by local authorities to young people has dropped eight-fold since a new funding support system was introduced last year, analysis shows.

Skills for the Job: Tackling youth homelessness

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Monday, March 31, 2014

| CYP Now

Professionals working with children and young people struggling with homelessness can help them access housing support.

Families in crisis face funding shortfall, warns LGA

News

Monday, February 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Councils may be unable to provide emergency support for families in crisis as a result of government funding changes, local government leaders have warned.

Daily roundup: Young offenders, youth work and youth homlessness

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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Youth Justice Board cool on plans to close young adult prisons; consultation launched on future of youth services in Wiltshire; and youth homeless charity receives cash boost, all in the news today.

Almost half of youth homelessness caused by parents

News

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Nearly half of young people end up homeless because their parents refuse to house them, a study has revealed.

The house that Daniel built

Other

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Homeless young people renovate empty homes and then move in under a scheme launched by charity Centrepoint. Jo Stephenson visits the first property and meets the lads who will live there.

Daily roundup: homelessness, child abuse, and healthy eating

Other

Monday, November 4, 2013

| CYP Now

Long-term B&B use reaches decade-high; ex-DPP says professionals who fail to report child abuse should be prosecuted; and families cut back on healthy food due to cash shortage, all in the news today.

Worcestershire unveils policy to charge parents of looked-after children

News

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Parents could be forced to pay as much as £900-a-month if their children are taken into care, under plans announced by Worcestershire County Council.

Daily roundup: Youth unemployment, benefits and child poverty

Other

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Clegg pledges government review of youth unemployment strategy; the Conservatives could introduce tougher penalties for unemployed young people; and a charity warns literacy levels must improve to tackle child poverty, all in the news today.

Young people face 'housing crisis'

News

Monday, July 8, 2013

| CYP Now

More hostels and supported accommodation will be needed by the end of the decade to house young people who become homeless because a shortage of affordable homes is reaching crisis point, it has been claimed.

Crackdown on B&B use for families

Other

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

| CYP Now

The use of B&B accommodation is on the increase, but will new government money reverse the trend?

Daily roundup: Childcare funding, youth homelessness and school dinners

Other

Friday, June 21, 2013

| CYP Now

Survey shows free childcare funding gap, no referrals for 60 per cent of young claiming 'housing need', and closure threat for thousands of school canteens, all in the news today.

Revised Working Together guidance introduces checks on local safeguarding boards

News

Thursday, March 21, 2013

| CYP Now

An independent panel of experts will be created to vet the decisions of local safeguarding children board chairs under revised safeguarding guidance published today.

Ask the Expert: Safeguarding homeless teenagers

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

| CYP Now

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Daily roundup: Homelessness, safeguarding, and looked-after children.

Passion for positive thinking

One in six authorities to face multi-agency inspections

Profit-making firms to be prevented from delivering child protection

Good Idea: Prototype flat aids youth independence transition

Councils must build on youth housing solutions

Fall in crisis loans 'raises youth homelessness risk'

Skills for the Job: Tackling youth homelessness

Families in crisis face funding shortfall, warns LGA

Daily roundup: Young offenders, youth work and youth homlessness

Almost half of youth homelessness caused by parents

The house that Daniel built

Daily roundup: homelessness, child abuse, and healthy eating

Worcestershire unveils policy to charge parents of looked-after children

Daily roundup: Youth unemployment, benefits and child poverty

Young people face 'housing crisis'

Crackdown on B&B use for families

Daily roundup: Childcare funding, youth homelessness and school dinners

Revised Working Together guidance introduces checks on local safeguarding boards

Ask the Expert: Safeguarding homeless teenagers

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