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Tackling youth homelessness

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.

Homelessness charity to develop youth volunteering programme

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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

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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

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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'

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

Big jump in B&B use for homeless families

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Friday, December 18, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of homeless families with children being placed in emergency bed and breakfast (B&B) accommodation has rocketed by 45 per cent over the last year.

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

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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'

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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

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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'

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

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

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Tackling youth homelessness

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

Big jump in B&B use for homeless families

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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