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Youth homelessness up a quarter on pre-pandemic levels, Centrepoint reveals

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

| CYP Now

Calls to Centrepoint’s youth homelessness helpline have increased by almost a quarter on pre-pandemic levels, the charity has said.

Warning over record levels of youth homelessness this Christmas

News

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

| CYP Now

The number of young homeless people in England could reach a record high this Christmas, according to youth homeslessness charity Centrepoint.

Housing and support gap faced by vulnerable 16- and 17-year-olds without care status

Features

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

| CYP Now

Local authorities have a duty to provide accommodation for children unable to live with family, but not all get the support they need, says Scarlett Cowling, 16+ specialist advocate at Coram Voice’s Always Heard service.

Interview: Seyi Obakin, Centrepoint chief executive

Features

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes speaks to Centrepoint’s chief executive about youth homelessness.

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.

Youth work has lasting impact on homeless young people

Best Practice

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

| CYP Now

Accommodation initiative sees YMCA North Tyneside offer a long-term home to homeless young people and support to help develop their lifeskills.

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.

Homelessness charity to develop youth volunteering programme

News

Friday, December 9, 2016

| CYP Now

A youth charity is to launch a volunteering programme for young people affected by homelessness after receiving nearly £400,000 in Big Lottery Fund cash.

Councils 'fail to equip' care leavers to manage their money

News

Thursday, September 15, 2016

| CYP Now

??Young people leaving the care system are falling into debt and losing benefits due to insufficient financial education and support from councils, research has found.

Youth rough sleeping falls six per cent in London

News

Monday, July 4, 2016

| CYP Now

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.

Immigration Bill changes ‘put vulnerable children at risk'

News

Thursday, April 28, 2016

| CYP Now

Thousands of the most vulnerable children in the UK could be left facing homelessness and at risk of exploitation and abuse as a result of changes in the Immigration Bill, a charity has claimed.

Steps for homeless young people

Other

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

| CYP Now

Step by Step is a charity providing accommodation and support for homeless young people across Hampshire and beyond. The support on offer includes a training and development programme.

Reducing stigma can prevent youth homelessness, says charity

News

Friday, April 22, 2016

| CYP Now

Policymakers and commissioners must reduce the stigma of youth homelessness so that young people are more willing to seek help for housing problems, a charity has said. ??

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services

News

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

A council's children's services department has been rated as "requires improvement" by Ofsted after inspectors found a number of areas that need to be addressed.

Ofsted awards first ‘outstanding' ratings for children's services

News

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Two local authorities have become the first to be awarded "outstanding" judgments under Ofsted's controversial inspection framework for children's services.

Peer landlords: Helping others to feel at home

Other

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

| CYP Now

The Peer Landlord scheme sees young people supporting others to live independently. Emily Rogers visited the south London housing initiative to find out how it works.

Ombudsman criticises council's failure to support homeless 16-year-old

News

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

| CYP Now

A council has been rebuked for the second time in two years by the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) for its treatment of homeless young people.

Ofsted rates government-imposed children's services trust 'inadequate'

News

Friday, November 27, 2015

| CYP Now

An independent children's services trust that was established on government orders has been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted.

Ofsted children's services inspections hit by funding problems

News

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted is struggling to complete inspections of all local authority children's services departments to schedule because it is "significantly under-resourced against agreed budgets", it has emerged.

Cuts 'fuel rise in homelessness'

Other

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Cuts in prevention services see more vulnerable young people experiencing housing crisis, say charities.

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Youth homelessness up a quarter on pre-pandemic levels, Centrepoint reveals

Warning over record levels of youth homelessness this Christmas

Housing and support gap faced by vulnerable 16- and 17-year-olds without care status

Interview: Seyi Obakin, Centrepoint chief executive

Councils support more homeless young people

Youth work has lasting impact on homeless young people

Early Help: Special Report

Homelessness charity to develop youth volunteering programme

Councils 'fail to equip' care leavers to manage their money

Youth rough sleeping falls six per cent in London

Immigration Bill changes ‘put vulnerable children at risk'

Steps for homeless young people

Reducing stigma can prevent youth homelessness, says charity

Ofsted tells council to improve children's services

Ofsted awards first ‘outstanding' ratings for children's services

Peer landlords: Helping others to feel at home

Ombudsman criticises council's failure to support homeless 16-year-old

Ofsted rates government-imposed children's services trust 'inadequate'

Ofsted children's services inspections hit by funding problems

Cuts 'fuel rise in homelessness'

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